MICHAEL O. ALLEN | Sunday, March 15, 1992
The Record (New Jersey) | All Editions | NEWS | A06
A 29-year-old Bogota man apparently lost control of his car and crashed into a light pole base just off the George Washington Bridge before dawn Saturday, killing himself and injuring his passenger.
Peter J. LaSala was pronounced dead at the scene by Englewood Hospital paramedics, said Terry Benczik, a Port Authority spokeswoman. John Leahy Jr., also of Bogota, suffered facial cuts and possible internal injuries, she said.
LaSala was the driver and Leahy his passenger as they returned to New Jersey about 4:30 a.m., Benczik said. The car struck the concrete base of a light pole near the Center Avenue overpass as the car traveled westbound on the lower level of the bridge, Benczik said.
Leahy, who was taken to Englewood Hospital, told investigators he had his eyes closed and did not see how the accident occurred, Benczik said. The pavement was dry, there was no construction nearby, and no evident reason for the accident, she said.
LaSala worked in the parts department for Ford-Lincoln-Mercury in New York City.
His funeral is to be Wednesday.
Notes: Bergen page
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