7-YEAR-OLD KILLED IN CAR-VAN CRASH.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - A 7-year-old Cactus Elementary School elementary school: see school. student was killed and seven other people were injured when a van turned in front of an oncoming car on a busy Palmdale street, officials said Wednesday. Jovino Cabrales died Tuesday, just minutes after the 9:10 p.m. crash at Avenue R and 20th Street East, officials said ``It's a devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. occurrence that just affects so many people,'' said Deputy Dave Miklos. ``It's devastating when anyone is hurt or killed in a traffic collision. But when a child is involved, it's an extremely emotional experience.'' Jovino's mother, Adela Cabrales, 42, was turning left from northbound on 20th Street East to westbound Avenue R when her 2000 Toyota Sienna Not to be confused with Toyota Sienta. The Toyota Sienna is a minivan built in the United States for the North American market, and shares its platform and engine with the Toyota Camry. was hit broadside by a southbound 1991 Acura driven by Herbert Campos, 21, of Palmdale. The van spun up over the curb and came to rest on the lawn in front of a church. Adela Cabrales was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital suffering from minor to moderate injuries. Her other two sons, Omero, 15, and Wayne, 11, were airlifted to UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. with moderate injuries. Campos and one of his passengers, Edwin Duran, 21, of Palmdale, were taken to Lancaster Community Hospital This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , both suffering serious head injury, officials said. Two other passengers in the vehicle, Julie Duran, 20, and Grace Duran, 17, both of Palmdale, were airlifted to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills with unknown injuries. The intersection was closed for more than an hour while deputies conducted their investigation. Palmdale School District The Palmdale School District is a school district that serves a major part of the city of Palmdale, California (USA). The Palmdale School District was first formed in 1888. Approximately 28,000 students are enrolled in the Palmdale School District. officials said Cabrales was a second-grader who had withdrawn July 27 from Cactus Elementary. He had several friends at the school, officials said, so the school psychologist will be meeting with children who need help coping with his death. ``He was an energetic little student,'' district spokesman Isaac Barcelona said. ``Our prayers and thoughts are with the family.'' The vice principal and school psychologist went from room to room Wednesday morning informing students of the crash. Students will be making sympathy cards for the family over the next week. |
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