VEHICLES COLLIDE IN A.V. AREA 2 VICTIMS AIRLIFTED TO AREA HOSPITAL FOLLOWING CRASH.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer LAKE LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. - Four people were hospitalized after a crash blamed on a motorist trying to pass cars that had slowed for a vehicle making a left turn, California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officers said Wednesday. The driver of one car and two passengers in the sport utility vehicle that tried to pass it were listed in stable condition from injuries suffered in the crash at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday on Palmdale Boulevard near 130th Street East. A third SUV passenger was kept in a hospital overnight for observation. ``The driver was slowing to make a left hand turn when a motorist tried to pass,'' said 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 Officer Martha Davidson. ``When he realized that she was turning, he couldn't avoid her. It was too late.'' Margarita Guevara, 43 of Palmdale, had to be airlifted to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Newhall with multiple internal injuries, officials said. She was reported Wednesday in stable condition. Shanika Finks, 20, of Palmdale, who is pregnant and was riding in the sport utility vehicle, was also airlifted to Henry Mayo Hospital The Mayo Hospital is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a teaching hospital of King Edward Medical College. The college is located in Old Anarkali in Lahore city. in Newhall for precautionary reasons. She was released Wednesday, officials said. The SUV's two other passengers, a 33-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman whose names were not available, had to be transported by ambulance to Lancaster Community Hospital This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. suffering multiple lacerations and for observation. Both remain in stable condition, CHP officials said. The CHP said Guevara was eastbound in her 1982 Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a compact car produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the bestselling car in the world, with over 30 million sold as of 2007. when she began slowing to make a left turn onto 130th Street East. Two other cars behind her also slowed but Charles Smith, 34, of Altadena, driving a 1985 GMC GMC See: Guaranteed Mortgage Certificate Jimmy, pulled into the westbound lane to pass the slowing cars, officers said. Seeing Guevara's car turning in front of him, Smith swerved to the left but was unable to avoid hitting it. The sport utility vehicle sent the Toyota spinning, then flipped upside down. ``He tried to pull left but it didn't do much good,'' said Davidson. ``He left the road and overturned.'' Smith will be issued a citation for passing within 100 feet of an intersection, CHP officers said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Charles Smith, 34, of Altadena, talks to a passerby as he stands near the wreckage of his sport utility vehicle. Joseph D. Paolinelli/Special to the Daily News |
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