BRIEFLY.Passenger killed in motorcycle fall LANCASTER -- Excessive speed and alcohol caused a man to lose control of his motorcycle, killing his 24-year-old passenger and leaving the driver with minor injuries, a sheriff's sergeant said. The crash in the 2600 block of East Avenue J-8 occurred Friday at 10:53 p.m., said Sgt. J. Bluff of the sheriff's Lancaster station. The motorcyclist, 25-year-old Lancaster resident Dustin Dies, was westbound on his 2006 Yamaha R-6 motorcycle through the desert when he lost control, Bluff said. Both Dies and his passenger, 24-year-old Palmdale resident Alicia Martin, were thrown off the bike. Dies landed in a water puddle and suffered minor injuries to his chest. Martin suffered massive chest trauma Chest trauma (or thoracic trauma) is a serious injury of the chest. Thoracic trauma is a common cause of significant disability and mortality. Thoracic injuries account for approximately 25% of all trauma-related deaths. . Both were transported to Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital where Martin died as a result of her injuries. Dies was later booked on suspicion of drunken driving and 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. . Both riders wore helmets. -- City News Service Man killed while in car-pool lane ACTON -- A Studio City man was struck and killed early Saturday on the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. after he got out of his car following a minor traffic collision, a California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officer said. Juan Cruz Villasenor, 40, was hit in the northbound lanes just north of Crown Valley Road about 3 a.m., 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 Officer Alex Gonzalez said. The fatality occurred after his car collided with a car driven by a 17-year-old Palmdale boy attempting a U-turn on the freeway. After the initial collision, Villasenor and the 17-year-old got out of their cars. A car driven by Randy Mendez, 49, of Palmdale, collided with Villasenor's car, which was stopped in the car-pool lane, and then struck Villasenor, officials said. Villasenor died at the scene, officials said. -- Daily News |
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