"Coroner's officials said they could not immediately identify the victim, saying the body was burned beyond recognition. Without identification or next of kin, neither the LAPD nor the coroner's department could officially identify the body found in the vehicle."
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Journalist Michael Hastings dies in L.A. car crash
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Journalist Michael Hastings, best known for a Rolling Stone feature that led to the resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal , died early Tuesday in a car crash in Los Angeles, his employer said.
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