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Cub reporter for L.A. Times gets Page One break with PSA crash story
It's nostalgic to read this first-person account of the infamous September morning crash of PSA Flight 182 into San Diego's Normal Heights neighborhood from then-LA Times reporter David Smollar. I can still well recall the Santa Ana and that particular day, although I have never seen such violent descriptions as are provided here. I'm curious to see if this tale can be compared to the cell phone pictures that went viral after Kobe Bryant's chopper crashed in a fogbank in Los Angeles a few years ago. I'm intrigued by Smollar's use of distant British-ized language, which contrasts sharply with his comprehensive account of growing up in Southern California. He refers to people who are intoxicated as "inebriates," elevators as "lifts," himself as "no naif," and cleaning up after himself as "a quick wash-up."— October 3, 2022 5:42 a.m.