BRIEFLY : POLICE SEEK NAME OF MAN HIT BY CAR.LANCASTER - Authorities were trying Monday to identify a man hit by a car while walking across a dark stretch of 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 . The victim, who carried no identification, remained hospitalized Monday in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Antelope Valley Hospital. Deputy David Davidson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. described the man as white, about 30 years old, 5 feet 9 inches and 150 pounds, with reddish brown hair hanging to just above his shoulders, and a mustache. On his chest is a tatoo of the Grim Reaper - a hooded figure carrying a scythe scythe carried by the personification of death, used to cut life short. [Art.: Hall, 276] See : Death . Officials said the man was crossing Sierra Highway north of Avenue M about 12:35 a.m. Sunday when he was struck by a 1998 Buick driven by Roy Simi, 81, of Palmdale. Deputies said they believed the pedestrian was under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Anyone with information on the man should call Davidson at (805) 948-8466, officials said. - Daily News Victim found hours after vehicle crash LITTLEROCK - A fatal early morning car crash on Cheseboro Road south of Mount Emma Road went undiscovered for seven hours, authorities said Monday. Gathea Grace Dubel, 39, of Palmdale drove her 1968 Dodge Dart off the two-lane road and down a 20- or 25-foot embankment about 1 a.m. Monday, but the wreckage wasn't discovered until a passing motorist spotted it about 8 a.m., a California Highway Patrol spokesman said. The 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 said they believe Dubel was driving too fast and lost control of her car. - Daily News Driver hospitalized in Palmdale crash PALMDALE - A Palmdale motorist was hospitalized in critical condition after a predawn pre·dawn n. The time just before dawn. pre  dawn adj. collision Monday on Sierra Highway, California Highway Patrol officials said. Philip Fernandes, 50, was driving north on Sierra Highway, south of Pearblossom Highway, when his Honda CRX CRX Civic Renaissance Model X (Honda automobile model) CRX Cone-Rod Homeobox-Containing Gene CRX Civic Renaissance Experimental (Honda) compact was hit by a Mazda 323 that crossed the highway's center line on a curved stretch of road, officials said. Fernandes was then hit by a Honda Civic that was following his car, officials said. Fernandes was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital after the 4:15 a.m. crash, officials said. The Mazda's driver, Carol Ceron, 31, of Palmdale, 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. with what CHP officials described as minor injuries. The Civic's driver, Jose Vasquez, 30, of Littlerock, was not injured, officials said. - Daily News |
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