ALCOHOL MAY BE LINKED TO CRASH.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer A Palmdale man suspected of driving drunk was killed when he pulled his car into an intersection against a red light, sheriff's officials said Tuesday. Carlos Montes Carlos Montes was a co-founder of the Brown Berets, a revolutionary Chicano organization in the United States in the late 1960s and 1970s. The Brown Berets were inspired by and often compared to the Black Panther Party. , 23, suffered fatal injuries shortly after midnight Monday on Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling at Avenue P, where his southbound 1991 Nissan Maxima coasted through a red light, authorities said. It was hit by a 1996 Ford Explorer driven by Bobbie Mirrow. ``For some reason, Montes mon·tes n. Plural of mons. did not remain stopped,'' said Deputy Marty Shearer. ``He proceeded forward into the intersection against the red light.'' Mirrow's vehicle spun and hit a lamppost. She was 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. , where she was treated for minor injuries. ``It appears that Montes had been drinking prior to the collision,'' Shearer said. ``A blood test will be analyzed to see if he was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the collision.'' |
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