Crash claims third victim

Young Chang

A Laguna Niguel man who was airlifted to the hospital after a head-on

collision on the San Joaquin Hills toll road diedFriday night.

Farzad Yaganeh, 42, of Laguna Niguel, died hours after an accident

involving a total of five cars that also killed Steven McLin, 20, of Long

Beach and Fereshteh Sadeghi, 42, of Laguna Niguel. McLin and Sadeghi died

at the scene.

California Highway Patrol officials said the collision happened early

Friday evening when McLin drove his Ford Ranger onto a toll road offramp

from Bonita Canyon Road. He traveled south in the north-bound side of the

road and collided with a Jaguar carrying driver Sadeghi and passenger

Yaganeh. McLin spun and hit a Toyota Tacoma and caused a swerving Volvo

to hit a Lincoln Towncar, officials said.

McLin and Sadeghi died immediately. Yaganeh was flown to Western

Medical Center in Santa Ana in critical condition.

Costa Mesa resident Debbie Kellog, who was driving the Tacoma, was

treated for minor injuries at Hoag Hospital, officials said.

The passengers of the Volvo, also Laguna Niguel residents, were not

injured.

Investigators still don’t know why McLin was driving the wrong way.

The toll road from Laguna Canyon Road to Newport Coast Drive remained

closed for hours Friday.