DRIVER DEAD AT CRASH SCENE.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer SUN VILLAGE - A 20-year-old Palmdale man was killed Thursday night when his sedan Sedan (sədäN`), town (1990 pop. 22,407), Ardennes dept., NE France, on the Meuse River. A noted textile center since the 16th cent., Sedan also has metal and brewing industries. The town became part of French crown lands in 1642. ran a red light and was struck by a pickup truck, California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officials said. Jose Jon Waldner's Volvo was spun by the impact into a traffic signal pole, which cut the vehicle almost in half and broke the driver's seat driv·er's seat n. A position of control or authority. out from under him. ``The impact was so great that the driver's seat of the Volvo was torn from the vehicle and thrown several feet northwest of the car,'' a California Highway Patrol report said. ``The seat belt remained intact around the driver.'' Waldner was pronounced dead by paramedics, while pickup truck driver Armando Lopez, 38, of Lancaster suffered what authorities described as moderate injuries. The crash occurred about 7:50 p.m. as Waldner's 1981 Volvo 240 was headed west on Palmdale Boulevard at 60 to 65 mph. At 90th Street East, Waldner apparently drove through a red light and was struck by Lopez's northbound north·bound adj. Going toward the north. northbound Adjective going towards the north Adj. 1. 1990 Toyota pickup truck, a 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 report said. The impact tore the left door from the Volvo, which spun around and wrapped itself around a steel traffic signal pole, pinning Waldner against the pole. The pickup spun into a utility pole A utility pole, telegraph pole, telephone pole, power pole, or telegraph post is a post or pole upon which telecommunication network equipment is situated. . The pickup's driver was flown by helicopter to Providence Holy Cross Hospital Holy Cross Hospital may refer to: In the United Kingdom:
Officials said both Waldner and Lopez were wearing seat belts. The California Highway Patrol's Fatal Accident Investigation Team is investigating the incident. The intersection was partially blocked for more than two hours after the crash. Greg Botonis, (661) 267-7802 gregory.botonis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: A 20-year-old Palmdale man was killed Thursday night at 90th Street East and Palmdale Boulevard in this Volvo sedan, which ran a red light, was hit by a pickup truck and ended up wrapped around this traffic signal pole. Paul Weatherman/Special to the Daily News |
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