BRIEFLY IN PUBLIC SAFETY

Man killed in

Costa Mesa crash

A single-car crash early Monday in Costa Mesa killed Huntington Beach resident Andrew Pearson, 44, police said. Pearson was driving a 1999 Lexus RX 300 east on Victoria Street at Pomona Avenue at 1:26 a.m. when he apparently lost control and struck a traffic signal pole.

The crash caused major front-end damage to the car and injured Pearson, who died at the scene. Costa Mesa police are still investigating the accident. Anyone with information should call Investigator Carlos Diaz at (714) 754-5264.

Woman avoids security,

causing airport delays

A passenger who somehow avoided security screening at John Wayne Airport on Sunday caused 46 flights to be delayed, officials said. Around 5:30 p.m., a woman got through a security checkpoint without proper screening, so Transportation Security Administration officials called back passengers who had already boarded flights to re-screen them, administration spokesman Nico Melendez said.

It was unclear how the woman got through security without being screened. Sheriff’s deputies searched the terminal for the woman but did not find her, he said.

Melendez estimated about a “couple hundred” passengers had to be re-screened because of the possible security breach, but no other problems were reported.

John Wayne Airport spokeswoman Jenny Wedge said 29 departures and 17 arrivals were delayed, and two flights were canceled because of the extra screening.

Airport operations were back to normal by Monday morning.