U.S. ambassador to Malta injured in fatal car crash near Calabasas
Douglas Kmiec, the U.S. ambassador to Malta and a law professor at Pepperdine University, was involved in a car crash near Calabasas that killed a nun and injured a pastor, authorities said Thursday night.
Kmiec, 58, was driving the 2009 Hyundai on Wednesday when the vehicle drifted onto a dirt shoulder and struck a drainage ditch on Mulholland Highway east of Stokes Canyon Road, the California Highway Patrol said. He suffered major injuries and was transported to a hospital.
Sister Mary Campbell, 74, was pronounced dead at the scene. She was in the back seat, the CHP said. Msgr. John Sheridan, 94, was injured and taken to a nearby hospital. He was in the front seat.The CHP said it was unclear why the vehicle drifted off the road. Kmiec was sworn in as the U.S. ambassador in September 2009.
--Robert J. LopezPhoto: Douglas Kmiec. Credit: U.S. Department of State
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The loard looks out for his own
Posted by: mutantbuzzard | August 27, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Very sad....I hope the Ambassador and the Monsignor recover.
Posted by: Ron | August 27, 2010 at 12:52 PM
RIP sister you are in a much better place tell the good Lord i say hello
and to the ambassador and monsignor praying for a speedy recovery
God bless the families
Posted by: jlynn | August 27, 2010 at 04:50 PM