Antonio Pureco, 38, was coming home from his work as a gardener, and because of the way he approached his apartment building in Los Angeles County, California, had to make a U-turn to park in front of it.
He turned on his right turn signal as if indicating to turn right into another apartment building, then swung the car around to make a U-turn on the narrow street.
A car driven by 18-year-old David De La Torre Carrillo had been following behind Pureco and moved to go around him when he turned on his signal and moved to the right-hand side of the road. De La Torre Carrillo struck Pureco in the driver's side door when Pureco began his U-turn. The impact of the crash was so severe that Pureco was knocked unconscious and had to be removed from the vehicle with the Jaws of Life.
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