ANTELOPE VALLEY – A 59-year-old Lancaster man suffered major injuries and had to be airlifted to the hospital Wednesday morning after he collided with a flatbed truck that ran a stop sign in an Antelope Valley intersection, authorities said.
The incident happened around 6:10 a.m. Wednesday on 90th Street East at Avenue E, according to a California Highway Patrol report.
Heladio Serrano, 66, of Lancaster, was driving a 1992 GMC flatbed truck northbound on 90th Street East when he failed to come to a complete stop at a posted stop sign and proceeded through an intersection at approximately two to three miles per hour, directly into the path of 1986 Volvo, the CHP report states.
The Volvo was being driven by 59-year-old Mark Scott Timmons of Lancaster, who was going eastbound on Avenue E at approximately 62 miles an hour, the CHP report states.
Both vehicles collided, and the front of the Volvo was pinned under the bed of the truck.
Timmons sustained major injuries, including a broken sternum, multiple fractured right side ribs, trauma to the upper right side of chest, abrasions to the right hand and arm, abrasions to the left knee, and facial injuries. He was airlifted to Antelope Valley Hospital for treatment.
Serrano did not sustain any injuries in the collision, according to the CHP report.
The traffic collision is still under investigation.
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kim says
The person yhat dod not come to a complete stop you should not have a license .
Claire Timmons Comnick says
The man injured in this accident is my ex-husband. I was devistated when I heard this. I hope he has a speedy recovery and my prayers are with him. He is the father of OUR children and I will always hold a special place in my heart for him.
Mary Timmons says
Mrs Comnick lost all rights to be concern with the injured party who is my husband. She lost it when she divorced him after many affairs and other things not to be discussed with her. The children from that marriage are in their thirties at this time and no longer need to have any discussion regarding their welfare. All she does now is harrass my husband and I, even though she has remarried twice since leaving Mark
First Wives Club says
Mary, let it go.
Holding onto the anger gives her power to keep you upset and makes you say foolish things for everyone to read. She will always care about him, even if it’s a distorted sense of loyalty.
Mary Timmons says
Actually. I want the harressment to stop, I have no anger there, just pity for the way she treats those around her.
Jason says
Is this really the forum in which to air dirty laundry?
Pam says
My husband was on his way to work when this accident happened. He said he was approximately 5 minutes behind the crash. He said that the CHP was the first on scene when he drove past the accident. I worry about my husband on that long stretch of roads he has to travel to work and things like this happening.
I wish Mark a fast a speedy recovery.
Gladys says
I hope both men recover.
Bummer accident, could happen to anyone. At least he isn’t suspected of texting.
Lori Timmons-Crofutt says
Mark is my brother who doesn’t even text when not driving. I don’t know about three other driver.
Gladys says
@Lori Timmons-Crofutt,
I understand Lori, and WAS NOT inferring that Mark was texting. I was referring to another recent accident in which the responsible driver was possibly texting and all his friends and coworkers are defending him.
Mary Timmons says
There are 3 words that are now put together.
Texting – Travel —Tragedy
sikntired says
Best wishes to Mark Timmons, those injuries not good at any age but especially at 59.
Some_Friendly_Journalistic_Advice:-) says
This happened in unincorporated Lancaster and its more appropriate to use “Lancaster” in your dateline.
“Antelope Valley” is not an officially recognized entity, it’s the name for a geographic region that spans the border of two separate counties.
When the Daily News or the Los Angeles Times writes a story on an event in the San Fernando Valley, they do not use “San Fernando Valley” in the dateline. Instead, they use the specific community the event is occurring in such as “Reseda –“, “Chatsworth–“,”Woodland Hills–“, etc.
This has been standard forever.
A good source for maintaining journalistic standards is the Reuters Handbook of Journalism which can be accessed here:
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
Wishing you luck and much success in this online venture! :)
The AV Times Staff says
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miffed says
Of course he didn’t sustain injuries and probably doesn’t have a license either.