Trabuco Canyon Man, 18, Killed in Crash

An 18-year-old Trabuco Canyon man was killed early Sunday when his car hit a median and flipped, throwing him, police said.

Jason Lorbiecki, who was going south on Santa Margarita Parkway about 3 a.m. in a 1997 Ford Mustang, was not wearing a seat belt, police said.

Lorbiecki’s 17-year-old passenger, who was wearing a seat belt, escaped with minor injuries, police said.

The pair apparently was headed home after stopping to eat at a fast-food restaurant, police said.

“One would believe that a seat belt would have made a difference here,” Orange County Sheriff Lt. Orville King said. “Certainly his chances would have been much better.”