CAR PLUNGES INTO AQUEDUCT MURKY WATER MAKES RECOVERY DIFFICULT.Byline: Chuck Bostwick Staff Writer PALMDALE - A Palmdale man died Saturday afternoon when his car veered off Pearblossom Highway and plunged into the California Aqueduct The California Aqueduct is a 444 mile (715 km)-long[1] aqueduct in the United States that carries water from Northern California to Southern California. , police said. Rescue divers in scuba gear found the man's Chrysler PT Cruiser The Chrysler PT Cruiser is a typically American "retro"-styled station wagon or hatchback built by Chrysler, launched in 2000 as the entry-level Chrysler. The PT Cruiser was on Car and Driver's about 2:05 p.m. - 90 minutes after it dove into the dark, fast-moving water - and brought his lifeless life·less adj. 1. Having no life; inanimate. 2. Having lost life; dead. See Synonyms at dead. 3. Not inhabited by living beings; not capable of sustaining life. 4. body to the surface. California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officers said the car had been traveling east on Pearblossom Highway about 65 mph when it made a right turn at Old Nadeau Road, jumped a curb, smashed through a chain-link fence and went into the aqueduct aqueduct (ăk`wədŭkt) [Lat.,=conveyor of water], channel or trough built to convey water, chiefly for providing a densely populated region with a supply of freshwater. . The fatal crash is under investigation. The dead man's name was being withheld pending notification of his family. Dozens of motorists who saw the plunge stopped but couldn't reach the driver. One man said he went down about 10 feet into the water but couldn't find the car. ``It was just pitch black,'' said Joel Grandbois, 32, of Lancaster, who said he had been driving in the other direction on the highway when the cars in front of him began to brake and he saw a cloud of dust beside the aqueduct. He said he saw a splash as the car went into the water. Firefighters from a Palmdale station also went into the water after they got the call, but they couldn't find the car either. Sheriff's Department divers with scuba gear were flown in and they found the car about 3:35 p.m. by feeling through the dark water. ``You can't see more than a foot in front of you in that water - it's that murky,'' said Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La spokesman Mike McCormick Mike McCormick can refer to different people:
Charles F. Bostwick, (661) 267-5742 chuck.bostwick(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Rescue workers pull a PT Cruiser out of the California Aqueduct that veered off Pearblossom Highway on Saturday and plunged into the water. Paul Weatherman/Special to the Daily News |
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