NAME OF PEDESTRIAN KILLED ON SIERRA HIGHWAY SOUGHT.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer LANCASTER - Traffic investigators are trying to identify a woman who was hit by a car late Tuesday as she jaywalked across 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 . The woman had no identification on her and now officials say they will have to wait for coroner's investigators to figure out who she is or hope someone will come forward to identify her. ``She was crossing where you're not supposed to,'' said Traffic Investigator Deputy Dennis Campbell of the Lancaster sheriff's station. ``The driver did see her and took evasive action Noun 1. evasive action - an action aimed at evading an opponent maneuver, manoeuvre evasion - the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver but it was too late.'' The crash occurred at 11:37 p.m. on Sierra just north of Avenue L. Motorist Rolanda Simon, 31, of Palmdale was driving north on the highway at the speed limit in her 2002 Pontiac Grand Am The Pontiac Grand Am was originally a mid-size car and later a compact car that was produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. The Grand Am had two separate 3-year runs in the '70s: from 1973 to 1975 and again from 1978 to 1980. It was based on the GM A platform. . The unidentified woman crossed Sierra Highway eastbound east·bound adj. Going toward the east. eastbound Adjective going towards the east Adj. 1. and into the path of Simon's car, deputies said. The woman was rushed 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, where she died of her injuries. Investigators say alcohol and speed did not appear to be factors in the crash. |
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