2 DIE IN VISTA POINT CRASH PASSENGER IN PICKUP CRITICALLY HURT.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - Two communication company workers were killed and a third was left fighting for his life after their pickup truck went out of control on the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. and slammed into the Vista Point parking area. The pickup was traveling 70 or 80 mph when it veered off the northbound north·bound adj. Going toward the north. northbound Adjective going towards the north Adj. 1. freeway and hit the rear of a a parked big rig Big Rig was a punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area fronted by singer/songwriter Jesse Michaels. Michaels performed with the group after the break up of his previous project, Operation Ivy, and before forming the band Common Rider. , then spun into a parked compact vehicle, whose driver was sitting inside but was not injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. , California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officials said. ``There was debris everywhere,'' said California Highway Patrol Officer Rusty Moore. ``He hit the back of that truck pretty hard.'' Driver Mario Alfaro, 29, of Downey and Edwin Gusman, 30, of Compton, died in the 6:39 a.m. Thursday crash. Hugo Alfaro, 29, of Compton was airlifted to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia with critical injuries, officials said. The 1999 Ford F-250 pickup bore signs for T.D. Hayes Communications. Company officials declined to comment. Vista Point is a turnout overlooking the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . It is frequently used by truck drivers and travelers who pull off the road and rest or admire the view. Mario Alfaro and Gusman, sitting in the rear seat, were killed in the initial impact with the big rig's trailer, CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officials believe. Hugo Alfaro, who was sitting in the right front passenger seat, was trapped inside the pickup after it hit the compact car. Firefighters spent several minutes cutting him free. All three men were wearing seat belts at the time of the collision. The driver of the big rig and the occupant of the compact car were not injured. Greg Botonis, (661) 267-7802 gregory.botonis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) A CHP officer examines wreckage of a pickup truck in which two men were killed and one critically injured. (2) At Vista Point off Highway 14, California Highway Patrol officers examine the wreckage of a big rig and a compact car struck by a pickup. Two men in the pickup truck died in the crash. Paul Weatherman/Special to the Daily News |
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