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CRASH FATALLY INJURES 72-YEAR-OLD WOMAN.


Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer

LANCASTER - A 72-year-old woman died Friday when a compact car ran a red light and hit her sports car, deputies said.

After it was hit by the Volkswagen Jetta The Volkswagen Jetta is an automobile produced by German automaker Volkswagen since 1980. Depending on the model year and location, it is sometimes known as the Atlantic, Fox, Vento, Bora, or Sagitar.  at Avenue J-8 and 25h Street West, the Toyota MR-2 veered onto a curb and smashed through a concrete-block wall surrounding a back yard, authorities said.

``The VW broadsided the Toyota in the driver's side, resulting in the death of the Toyota's driver,'' said Deputy Dennis Campbell.

A 5-year-old boy riding with 72-year-old Francis Snedigar was injured in·jure  
tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures
1. To cause physical harm to; hurt.

2. To cause damage to; impair.

3.
, as was the other motorist, identified as Veronica Lopez, 23, of Lancaster, and a 2-year-old girl riding with Lopez.

Lopez and the 2-year-old were 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. Lopez had a possibly fractured Fractured is the Industrial Music band created by Canadian Nick Gorman in 2003. Located in Toronto Canada, his self produced release CD-R demo entitled Contami-Nation caught the attention of European label Dependent Records, who signed them.  leg and the girl had minor scrapes, deputies said.

The 5-year-old boy, whose name was not released, was flown by helicopter to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History  but deputies said his injuries were minor.

Deputies said the sports car had been traveling west on Avenue J-8 when it entered the intersection at 25th Street West on a green light. The Volkswagen, northbound north·bound  
adj.
Going toward the north.


northbound
Adjective

going towards the north

Adj. 1.
 on 25th Street West, ran a red light and hit it, deputies said.

Another motorist traveling behind the Volkswagen told deputies the car ran the red light, Campbell said.

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Date:Aug 17, 2002
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