BRIEFLY : DRUNK-DRIVING SUSPECT HELD IN CRASH KILLING 1.LANCASTER - A spectator watching an illegal drag race drag race n. A race between two cars to determine which can accelerate faster from a standstill. [From drag, an automobile (slang). was hit and killed by a drunk-driving suspect, the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. said Sunday. About 11:30 p.m. Saturday, a man in his 20s was walking east on Avenue F near 10th Street East in Lancaster when a car hit and killed him, said 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 spokesman Ken Lane. The car was not participating in the race, Lane said. The car sped away but crashed into a ditch shortly afterward. The driver of the car was held down by several eyewitnesses until officers arrived, police said. Juan Mosqueda, 51, of Palmdale was booked for investigation of vehicular manslaughter vehicular manslaughter n. the crime of causing the death of a human being due to illegal driving of an automobile, including gross negligence, drunk driving, reckless driving, or speeding. and held at the Antelope Valley sheriff's station in lieu of $50,000 bail, CHP Sgt. John Vega said. ?13Associated Press |
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