CAR CRASH KILLS MAN FLEEING DEPUTIES.Byline: - Greg Botonis PALMDALE - A 40-year-old Palmdale man was killed Friday after leading deputies on a high-speed chase - smashing into other cars and trying to run down pedestrians before flipping his car in a Palmdale field. Authorities said friends of the man, whose name was not released, told them he was suicidal su·i·cid·al adj. 1. Of or relating to suicide. 2. Likely to attempt suicide. , drunk and under the influence of methamphetamine methamphetamine (mĕth'ămfĕt`əmēn): see amphetamine; methedrine. . ``He was coming at me head-on, like he was trying to play chicken,'' said Deputy Johnie Jones, who was involved in the chase. ``I moved over into another lane and he moved over toward me. I finally just hit the accelerator and moved completely out of the way.'' The chase began at 11:22 a.m. in Lancaster, where patrol deputies saw a red compact car speeding, driving erratically, and running stop signs and red lights. Deputies pursued the driver at nearly 90 mph but were ordered to call off the chase because of excessive speed. Instead, authorities tracked his license plate number and went to his home on 25th Street East. Authorities were talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to the man's girlfriend and friends when the man himself drove by. Deputies again pursued him, with the man trying to smash into vehicles as he drove. The chase went from 25th Street East up Palmdale Boulevard to 25th Street West where the man turned north and drove to Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Vista Boulevard. The man passed the Antelope Valley Mall The Antelope Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Palmdale, California. Opened in September, 1990, its buildings take up around 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). Its physical main building, parking lots, and ring road businesses encompass an area a bit less than 0. before turning south on 10th Street West. Deputies set up spike strips A spike strip (also known as a stinger or stop stick, and formally known as a tire deflation device), is a device used to impede or stop the movement of wheeled vehicles by puncturing their tires. , but the man avoided the traps by driving through a service station parking lot, where he tried to hit two pedestrians walking on the sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network. . Neither was hurt. The man led deputies east on Raeburn Avenue, where he deliberately hit several garbage trucks and cars parked alongside the road. The pursuit continued until the man veered into a field on 25th Street East, south of Palmdale Boulevard. His car overturned and he was thrown out and killed. Family members arrived at the scene soon after the crash but refused to comment. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (ran in AV edition only) A 40-year-old Palmdale man died Friday when he drove into a field at high speed and was ejected when his car flipped over. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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