DRIVER KILLED IN FREEWAY CRASH.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer PALMDALE - A suspected drunk driver was killed when his compact car went out of control and crashed on Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling , sheriff's deputies said. Oscar Lopez
This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. , 24, of Palmdale was wearing a wristband wristband An identifying bracelet attached to a Pt's wrist at the time of admission to a health care facility, which may be the only identifier used during a person's stay in a hospital like those given out by local nightclubs, smelled of alcohol and had alcohol in the car, deputies said. ``A California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. unit saw him traveling at a high speed southbound on Sierra Highway. That unit was in the process of making a U-turn to try to initiate a traffic stop'' when the car crashed, sheriff's Sgt. Vince Burton said. Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash - which occurred about 12:40 a.m. Thursday north of Avenue P - by paramedics due to head injuries. Lopez's 1989 Honda Accord The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. had veered onto Sierra Highway's dirt shoulder south of Avenue O-8, deputies said. He veered back to his left and onto the pavement but lost control and slid across the southbound and northbound lanes, deputies said. The car hit the highway's east curb, crashed through a wooden bicycle path bicycle path n → camino para ciclistas bicycle path n, bicycle track n → piste f cyclable bicycle path n fence and flipped over the Union Pacific and Metrolink railroad tracks. Lopez wasn't wearing a seat belt and was thrown out of the car, deputies said. A Union Pacific representative said the tracks were not damaged. Deputies said an autopsy and tests by the coroner's office will determine if Lopez had been under the influence of alcohol. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (ran in AV edition only) Oscar Lopez, 24, of Palmdale was killed early Thursday morning when he lost control on Sierra Highway. Paul Weatherman/Special to the Daily News |
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