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Add up fuel, repairs and insurance and California was the priciest among the states to drive. Based on a mashup of infrastructure conditions and commuting stats, California was seventh-worst.

“We are devastated to hear of the sudden passing of Glen de Vries,” Blue Origin tweeted Friday. “He brought so much life and energy to the entire Blue Origin team and to his fellow crewmates. His passion for aviation, his charitable work, and his dedication to his craft will long be revered and admired.”

The collision, which claimed an Ontario woman’s life, happened just after 7 a.m. in the southbound lanes near Box Springs Road.

Los Angeles County attorneys had tried to block the sheriff from having to face a deposition, stating in court papers that he has nothing to add to information Vanessa Bryant’s lawyers don’t either already have or cannot find elsewhere.

The county’s response, included in the motion, lists the personnel who had access to crash scene photos that were taken as part of the investigation and denies there was any public dissemination.

The crash was reported about 7:25 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, on the transition from the westbound 60 Freeway to the northbound I-605 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The pickup truck was found in a ditch at Lamb Canyon and Gilman Springs roads.

The county argues that the request is necessary to defend itself from Vanessa Bryant’s suit alleging emotional distress caused by the circulation of photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash.

The collision on Moore Way and Airport Drive was reported to Ontario police at 6:26 p.m. on Thursday.