ALCOHOL SUSPECTED IN A.V. ROAD DEATH.Byline: Greg GREG Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River (US National Park Service) Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - A Palmdale man who may have been drinking was killed when he lost control of his car and it slammed into a tree, a sheriff's deputy said. Gabriel Salva, 22, was found dead in his car about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday on 50th Street East just south of Avenue L but officials are unsure how much earlier the crash had occurred. ``Alcohol may have been a factor in the collision but weather was not,'' said Deputy Mike Redding Redding, city (1990 pop. 66,462), seat of Shasta co., N central Calif., on the Sacramento River; inc. 1872. A principal tourist center for a mountain and lake region, it also has lumbering, food-processing, and diverse manufacturing. of the Palmdale sheriff's station's traffic detail. ``The incident remains under investigation.'' Investigators said Salva was driving a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse  It has been suggested that and be merged into this article or section. south on 50th Street East at a high rate of speed when he lost control
of the vehicle. His car went off the east side of the road, up an
embankment and turned onto the passenger side before slamming The unauthorized switching of your long distance telephone provider. Unethical marketing organizations contact the local telephone company and claim that certain customers have authorized them to handle their long distance. into a
tree.
About 6:15 a.m., a passing motorist spotted the car and called 911 on his cell phone. The passer-by attempted to help Salva but could not get him out of the car. When rescue crews arrived, they found Salva dead in the vehicle. Investigators found evidence in the car that led them to believe that he may have been drinking. There was no one else in the vehicle and no one else was 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. , officials said. Greg Botonis, (661) 267-7802 gregory.botonis(at)dailynews.com |
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