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Passenger killed in suspected DUI crash

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Fatal crash graphicLANCASTER – A suspected drunk driver lost control of his vehicle Monday night and crashed into a traffic signal pole, killing his female passenger, authorities said.

Destiny Marie Tennison, 22, of Boron, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s officer.

The single-vehicle collision occurred around 11:13 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Avenue I and 15th Street East in Lancaster, according to Lancaster Sheriff’s Station Watch Commander Lt. Daniels.

The male driver, whose name was not released, was driving eastbound on Avenue I, approaching 15th Street East, when his vehicle ran off the road onto a dirt shoulder, Daniels said.

“The driver overcorrected causing him to lose control of the vehicle,” Daniels said. “The vehicle proceeded through the intersection and struck a traffic signal pole.”

The driver was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital where he was admitted into intensive care, Daniels said.

“There was a preliminary toxicology result which showed him to have an elevated blood alcohol content,” Daniels said, adding that the driver’s blood alcohol level was substantially above the legal limit.

“His medical needs are more prevailing since he’s in intensive care, but he does remain liable of prosecution for the felony DUI,” Daniels said.

The incident is being investigated by the Lancaster Sheriff Station’s Traffic Enforcement Team.

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43 comments for "Passenger killed in suspected DUI crash"

  2. destiny was my beautiful amazing cousin and i really miss her and will always miss her but i know she will be in my heart i love her so much and will always love her forever you will never be forgotten destiny say hi to rikki for us r.i.p destiny

  3. My prayers and condolences go out to Destiny family. I cant imagine what you guys are going through. A lit of people want to defend Andrew. In my opinion that’s wrong. Not only did he decided to drink and drive but why the hell was he speeding too? He almost hit a guy on a motorcycle as well before he crashed into the pole. The guy who he almost hit on the motorcycle witnessed the whole thing that night and tried to help Destiny as much but he was unable to. He deserved to be punished to the fullest for his actions and just let his kids stay with Destiny family.

    • Ty appreciate ur words for destiny he dont deserve those kids and justice will be served believe that

  4. Destiny was a beautiful girl and its an absolute tragedy that she has been taken. May god be with her family in their time of grieving! I pray that god be with their children as they grow and deal with their loss as well. Those babies are well loved by many family members and will always be surrounded by love but none like a mothers love! Andrew will have to deal with the consequences of his actions with the law and The Lord but none of that will be a difficult as the pain in his heart! No matter what anyone thinks about his parenting or love life, he has to wake up every morning and know that destiny is gone and that is going to be very hard for him to live with! I pray that god wraps his arms around both families and comforts all of the grieving hearts.

  5. My heart goes out to both families… This is a tragedy! It was both of their fault, together they made they made the choice of getting in the car. Right now two families are hurting!!Instead of fighting why not get together and remember Destiny and keep her memory alive! I understand the anger towards Andrew and his family but the kids also need comfort and alot of love. They may not understand what happened but I’m sure as much as they miss their mom they also need their dad. Yes I agree Andrew should be punished for his actions but I know he would of never wanted to hurt her. Think about the kids!! Destiny is now in Gods arms, May God comfort both families and bring peace to their hearts. Only time will heal.Remember God will never give you more than what you can handle!!!
    God Bless!

  7. Its a tragedy what happen and now two kids lost their mother. My heart goes out to the family of Destiny. Even more to her sister and mother, I know the feeling of losing a sister and only time will heal. I know thats not what you want to hear but its ture. And every year gets a little better you still remember their birthdays and even the day you lost them. And my mother understand the lost of a child, and no parent so ever lose a child. All I can say is stay strong be their for each other cry with each other and remember all the good time.

  9. i am done with all you [removed] a [removed] father would be there for his kids not kill there mom ,and possibly kill himselfas well and for all you stupid [removed] keeep my daughters name out of your moutyh ,,, your idea of love is sick and [removed] twisted keep pushing my buttons

    • I was just on her moms Facebook i see she told u to post that look just like ur hurting so r we im not saying he did the right thing to drive but im saying if they were together its cuz they wanted to be …my respect and condolences go out to u rosie and the rest of ur family this is not something to be arguing about on the internet or to be posting ***t on Facebook im sure destiny was a wonderful beautiful person because he himself would say so …alot of what is being said is out of hurt so ima ended like this theres no point to arguing this is not a fight therefor im gonna put aside the insults and say from my heart im sorry for what happened and god and only god knows what will happen with the hole case i apologize if u think in any way i was attacking u or anyone else that was not my intention just understand were on this side of the fence his mom and all of us no matter what his fault or not are hurting just like any mom does, its like when a mom knows her kid did something wrong she still can’t turn her back on him cuz the love is stronger same in this case were all sorry destiny past away but we still cant agree with ur choice of what to happen to him…hopefully u can understand my point as i understand yours..with that said may god help u as well with ur loss

  10. What happened was a tragedy and it won’t be the last, a mother was lost and the father was left to deal with the consequences. those kids will grow up without the love of the mother because of both of there choices. Nobody is forced to do something they don’t want to do. She should of never gotten into the car and he should of never drove intoxicated, but should of doesn’t exists. People shouldn’t talk out of hate or wish anyone bad things. If you honestly want to do justice make sure those kids get all the love they will need during there life time.

    And people lets not be hypocrites because from all these people who have left a comment i am sure more than one has driven drunk.

  11. People death by DUI is TOTALLY PREVENTABLE!!! It does not take any government involvement, it takes PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!!!! He was wrong for getting behind the wheel after drinking, she was wrong for getting in the car with someone that had been drinking. It really doesn’t matter now because their children are feeling the consequences of their actions now. Neither were thinking of the well-being of their kids, at least not enough to make sound decisions at the time or prior arrangements.

  12. i think he should be charged for life her family and kids r we miss her so much and that idiot should serve his time why not we r with out her she is missed so dearly and to andrew i hope karma gets u like u deserve miss u destiny i love and miss u so much u were so loved and we cant believe ur gone

    • Where as I can say he was in the wrong for drinking and driving and I am sorry for your loss she did have the choice to not get in the car with him. I always tell my friends to call me if they need a ride and to never get in a car with a person who has been drinking. They both made horrible decisions that night.

    • Andrew doesn’t diserve karma she knew dam straight what she was doing when she got in the car Andrew is a very close friend of mine and i know he loved her the last thing he would’ve wanted was to hurt her…yes rip to Destiny but Andrew loves his kids more then anything therefore he deserves to be with them if shes gone …and again they were partying together so [removed] the karma [removed] he could’ve died to so dont c where he “killed her ” it was a car accident including him he got hurt ….rip Destiny ….and i love u Andrew u have alot of ppl who care for u and know how much ur hurting right now stay strong u lost the person u loved but now u have to think bout ur two kids….and ppl stop talking [removed] unless u know exactly on the dot what happened

      • You are wrong, because Destiny did not have no alcohol or drugs in her system. she was sober, why would Andrew want to see his kids now, when he didnt before instead of out partying he should of been with his kids along with there mom. so what r u one of Andrews girlfriends. but i hear he is gonna have his day. and those little babies she left behind are well tooken care of and loved, so u guys butt out of that. I hear he will have his day in court. He will answer to god, and i hope he has nightmares every night when he goes to sleep.

        • First of all exactly butt out its not up to u what has to happen to him and second of all what u mean well taken care off thats not what we know and please dont be ignorant im his friend not his gf…and weather or not rest in peace destiny had alcohol too it doesn’t stop the fact that she was in the car cuz she wanted to im sure she still loved him as much as he loved her

          • Thats why she was in the car and in.. pretty sure where ever she is shed like him to keep the kids nd not be accused of this accident cuz like i said he could’ve died to ….they lost one parent they don’t need to loose another one….point is at the end of the day his the dad not any nosey person with an opinion thats worth less than shiet …and fyi god forgives special something that wasnt intentional so dont bring god up in this when is obvious u dont know gods word…

          • For one im not a piece of [removed] and for too if she wanted him to have those kids she would let him have them. And as for u you need to butt out I am related because im her aunt. And i no more about god then you do, and i pray to god to take him. and she DID NOT have alcohol cause her mother got the test results back. unless u put it down her. Rosie takes good care of those babies, and now that she’s gone, there tryin to take her babies, he was never there for them so why now?? and u dont think he threatened her? call kingman police department cause she put a restraining order on him cause he threatened to kill her. And he did. and for Destiny, she had full custody of her kids. So who ever you are, you best shut up cause i dont hear anybody helping Rosie to pay for the funeral, besides we heard he’s going to jail for vehicle manslaughter.

          • If ur such a friend and knew he had drank then why didnt u take his keys if she drank which hers was clear he was the driver not the passanger u know so nuch why werent u tbe one who said no andrew dont drive ya see so shut the hell up untill ur on the other end of the victim i dont wanna freaken here it ur not the one burying ur loved one

          • My sister got in that car because she was getting terrorized at night but random ppl. She was very beautifu and smart. You try to paint Andrew as a great guy. Who is hurting. He will never feel the pain of having the one thing that made you breathe tooking every second ripped from your life. My sister wasn’t trying to make things work with him. Andrew is unhealthy, and I would see first hand how he was to her. I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND. MY SISTER WAS NOT TRYING TO GET BACK WITH HIM OR MAKE THING WORK. She tried that so many times and he choosed to not care. I’ve BEEN WITH MY SISTER EVERY MOMENT SINCE HER KIDS WERE BORN AND I KNOW HER. SHE WAS NOT TRYING TO GET WITH ANDREW.

            My family will never be the same. Her kids will be loved everyday and every second. But what you don’t understand is that they will never get to feel her touch. They will never hear her voice. MY SISTER KIDS WERE HER WORLD. AND THE LAST THING SHE WOULD WANT IS THEM TO BE SEPARATED FROM HER FAMILY WHO BEEN THERE SINCE DAY ONE. I just ask that you all pray that justice is served and the kids stay in my family care. CAUSE SHE GOT IN THAT CAR BUT THE ONLY THING THAT MAKE IS THAT HE WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL. I’ll Never Heal From This And She Was Very Special In My Life And The Life Of Many. I Love You So Much. In Loving Memory Destiny Marie Tennison.

        • If she was not drunk, why was she not driving….very sad case…rest in peace destiny, and may good be with this young man add he had to heal and live with this the rest of his life, an i am assuming the children our there’s, they also have to live with the fact daddy was drunk, drive, got into an accident, now mommy is gone..prayers to both

      • Fail: “it was a car accident”

        Truth: Another Drunk driver killed someone, on the dot what happened.

        “There was a preliminary toxicology result which showed him to have an elevated blood alcohol content,” Daniels said, adding that the driver’s blood alcohol level was substantially above the legal limit.”

        By the way, the BAC limit in CA is .08 limit, substantially over the limit is the key phrase here. This fool will be charged with vehicular manslaughter while driving drunk at the very least.

          • @Sharon

            While I feel sorry for your loss, facts are what they are. The fool driving the car was drunk according to the article. The fact that your niece was killed is indeed tragic, what would have been a worse tragedy would have been this fool of a drunk driver killing some innocent person going about their business, to or from work, school or whatever.

            Lock him up for a good long time.

          • That’s correct. She left 2 little babies behind, and now his family is trying to fight Destiny’s mom for the kids. and they never done anything for the kids. Thank you again

          • I was just on her moms Facebook i see she told u to post that look just like ur hurting so r we im not saying he did the right thing to drive but im saying if they were together its cuz they wanted to be …my respect and condolences go out to u rosie and the rest of it family this is not something to be arguing about on the internet or to be posting [removed] on Facebook im sure destiny was a wonderful beautiful person because he himself would say so …alot of what is being said is out of hurt so ima ended like this theres no point to arguing this is not fight therefor im gonna put aside the insults and say from myheart

      • idc what the heck u have to say she was getting a ride his dumb ass should had said no ive been drinking not everyone drinks and drives if there freaken smart he will get karma cause he killed the mother of his child he never loved her he use to hit her and dont say he didnt hes a dead beat dad why does he wanna see the kids if he never did before she died hes worthless all i have to say and when his kids see there mother again they can see that piece of **** but apparently that wont happen thanks to that idiot ive said my piece take it all in cause hes worthless and he will get what he deserves witch is KARMA those kids r better off were they are wanted and loved and NO ONE WILL CHANGE THAT

        • I was just on her moms Facebook i see she told u to post that look just like ur hurting so r we im not saying he did the right thing to drive but im saying if they were together its cuz they wanted to be …my respect and condolences go out to u rosie and the rest of ur family this is not something to be arguing about on the internet or to be posting ***t on Facebook im sure destiny was a wonderful beautiful person because he himself would say so …alot of what is being said is out of hurt so ima ended like this theres no point to arguing this is not a fight therefor im gonna put aside the insults and say from my heart im sorry for what happened and god and only god knows what will happen with the hole case i apologize if u think in any way i was attacking u or anyone else that was not my intention just understand were on this side of the fence his mom and all of us no matter what his fault or not are hurting just like any mom does, its like when a mom knows her kid did something wrong she still can’t turn her back on him cuz the love is stronger same in this case were all sorry destiny past away but we still cant agree with ur choice of what to happen to him…hopefully u can understand my point as i understand yours..with that said may god help u as well with ur loss

      • @ kandie if u know so much about what happeden to my niece and you knew he was drinking then you are just as much to blame has he is. You need to shut your mouth when it comes to my niece. He will get his day in court and he will go down. He will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Not only will there be justice here on earth but there will also be justice done by a higher power. A real man would not hit a women no matter what. A real man would make sure his kids were taken care of. Even if he was not with there mother. Any man can be a father but it take a real man to be a dad. If he was a real father then he would have paid child support. And a nother do u think you running your mouth on here is going to get that sob off? Will it not the only reason his family wants the kids is because my niece is gone. He should have been the one to die not her. She loved her babies and would do anything for them. With that saikd BACK THE [removed] OFF.

        • And last of all ma’am if i was there i would’ve tried to stop then but i wasn’t so i see no sense on why u say i am to be blamed for too but anyway like i said this isnt something to be arguing about may god be with u in ur loss

          • I said it because u act like you know everything. When u don’t. My family has the right to greave without all this trush that u are posting we just lost someone that we will never get back. We can’t go to a hostpital and see her. We can’t hear her tell us about her day no matter how good or bad that day is. We will never see her beatiful face again all that we have are our memiorys of her and picture to shows her kids and tell them what a great person she was. when some one acctacks my family I will stand up and fight for what is right. Like I said there will be justice done on him. That a facked he will go down for being behind the wheel of a car drunk. He will go down for the death of my niece. That not for you or me to deside the courts will do that. And like any person who has lost a love one they will see that justice is done. Not everyone drinks not everyone gets behind a wheel of a car and drives drunk.

      • You need to look up the definition of Karma. KARMA by it’s definition IS WHAT YOU DESERVE whether you like it or not. It is directly related to your actions. Who’s fault? I am not the judge or jury. Neither are YOU.

    • DUI deaths kill more people every year than firearm homicides.

      Banning alcohol worked real well before, right? lol, just a new income for criminals if they ban it again.

      • Thats not the problem at all, if alcohol were banned then it would be impossible for bootleggers to keep up with the demand and drunk driving accidents would become an extremely rare occurrence rather then an every day one.

        The problem is that Americans are not willing to give up their toys and would rather live with the conscienceless of owning those toys. Alcohol, tobacco and guns are toys used for entertaining ourselves, sure some gun owners buy a gun for protection and stick it in a nightstand and there it sits or get a concealed carry permit because they genuinely feel a need for one , but for MOST gun owners, a gun is a toy used for hunting, collecting, target shooting, bragging about and toting around so they can feel powerful, and I don’t need to explain all the people alcohol and tobacco kill.

        The truth is, Americans are not willing to give up their toys so that others may live, they simply care more about keeping their toys to entertain themselves then they care about the deaths they cause. So we will do what we have been doing for many years and many years to come , we will just live with it. Alcohol deaths, tobacco deaths, Sandy Hook… we live with it and fight tooth and nail to keep our entertainment.

        Sure we are sad when we read a story like this, but then we get up, grab a smoke and a beer and head outside to try out our new laser pointer for our AR15 rifles. :)

        • This person makes no scence ,alochol cigs and drugs are not toys.they are dangerous! When used by and irresponcible person can make them deadly.and if they be stupid enough to risk others lifes or kill some one then they knew the out come before they used it an should be punished accordingly .but toys they are not,they could be and enjoyalbe vice if use with caution.so if they cant be then dont use an abuse the shit stupid.A BEAUITFUL MOTHER OF TWO BABIES WAS KILLED BY THEIR FATHER.AND THEY HAVE TO LIVE WITH THAT SO DONT CALL IT TOYS.

          • I think the reference to toys, was a figure of speach. She wasn’t the first to die due to drunk driving and unfortuatly will not be the last. RIP Destiny

        • Computers and TVs are toys as well and help lead to obesity, so they should be banned as well?

          Breweries are part of the reason that many people of European survived the dark ages and were able to start the age of enlightenment. Alcohol has done far more good for humanity than harm in the long run.

          Firearms help ensure ones freedom from oppression, just ask Sweden and Finland.

          Along your lines of thought, sports cars and crotch rockets should be banned as well since they are “bragging about and toting around so they can feel powerful.” There is no need for a vehicle that can reach speeds over 80mph, right?