COLLISION KILLS TEEN, INJURES 5 OTHERS.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer A Lancaster teen who was killed New Year's Eve when an SUV collided with a car in which he was riding with two other teens was identified as 19-year-old Matthew Dwyer Matthew Damian Dwyer (born 22 February 1959 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland[1]) is a former Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler<ref name="CAP" />, he was very much a late starter as far as international cricket is , officials said Thursday. Badly injured in the 7:40 p.m. crash at 30th Street West and Avenue K-8 were Christopher Gross, 19, of Lancaster, the car's driver, and Elizabeth Collazo, 18, of Lancaster, the front-seat passenger. Alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the collision, which occurred when a Vandenberg Air Force Base Vandenberg Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 3,456 acres (1,399 hectares), SW Calif., near Lompoc; chief Pacific coast launch site for military satellites. family's SUV turned left in front of the teens' car, sheriff's deputies said Thursday. Gross was flown by helicopter to UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , deputies said. His condition was not available Thursday. Collazo was taken 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 with what deputies said were serious injuries. The Vandenberg family - identified as Brian Rodriguez, 23, Kathryn Rodriguez, 22, and a 2-year-old boy - suffered minor injuries, deputies said. Everybody in both vehicles was wearing a seat belt, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the deputies. Deputies said the crash occurred when the family's 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe The Chevrolet Tahoe (and similar GMC Yukon) is a full-size SUV from General Motors. Chevrolet and GMC sold two different-sized SUVs under their Blazer/Jimmy model names through the early 1990s. This situation changed when GMC rebadged the full-size Jimmy as the Yukon in 1992. turned left in front of the 1990 Chevrolet Lumina at the intersection of Avenue K-8 and 30th Street West. The SUV, driven by Kathryn Rodriguez, was traveling east on Avenue K-8. The teens' car was heading west on Avenue K-8. At 30th, the SUV turned left in front of the car, deputies said. The car hit the SUV, then smashed into a fire hydrant and a tree, turning upside down. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color -- ran in AV edition only) This Chevrolet Lumina carrying three teens turned over after hitting an SUV in Lancaster on New Year's Eve. Paul Weatherman/Special to the Daily News |
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