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Man in critical condition after Palmdale crash

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The collision happened around 1:45 p.m. Monday, April 11, on Sierra Highway at the intersection of Avenue Q-12. [Photo by LUIS MEZA]
The collision happened around 1:45 p.m. Monday, April 11, on Sierra Highway at the intersection of Avenue Q-12. [Photo by LUIS MEZA]
PALMDALE — A 68-year-old man is on life support after suffering a severe head injury in a two-vehicle collision in Palmdale Monday afternoon, authorities said.

Both drivers were transported to Antelope Valley Hospital. [LUIS MEZA]
Both drivers were transported to Antelope Valley Hospital. [LUIS MEZA]
It happened around 1:45 p.m. Monday, April 11, on Sierra Highway at the intersection of Avenue Q-12, according to a news release from the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station.

“The preliminary facts of this investigation indicate a blue 2011 Honda Accord driven by a 25-year-old male was traveling southbound on Sierra Highway and conducted a left turn from the two-way turn lane and collided with a gray 2006 gray Honda Accord traveling northbound on Sierra Highway in the No. 1 lane,” the news release states. “The gray Honda Accord was driven by a 68-year-old male.”

Sierra Highway at the intersection of Avenue Q-12 was closed until approximately 5:45 p.m. while the incident was being investigated. [LUIS MEZA]
Sierra Highway at the intersection of Avenue Q-12 was closed until approximately 5:45 p.m. while the incident was being investigated. [LUIS MEZA]
No passengers were in either vehicle. Both drivers were treated by Los Angeles County Fire Department Paramedics and transferred to Antelope Valley Hospital.  

The 25-year-old driver sustained a minor cut above his left eyebrow, and “the 68-year-old remains in critical condition and is on life support,” the news release states.

Their names were not immediately released.

Sierra Highway at the intersection of Avenue Q-12 was closed until approximately 5:45 p.m. while the incident was being investigated. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding this traffic collision is encouraged to call Palmdale Station’s Traffic Department at 661-272-2400.

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14 comments for "Man in critical condition after Palmdale crash"

  1. I wonder if there is a correlation between speeding up or running through yellow lights and making turn in front of oncoming car.

    • Like I said nobody cares. Who’s paying attention to the laws of driving a car anymore. Every John and Jane Doe is driving. Oh as for cell phones that’s more important than watching the road.

  2. Absolutely! People do need to slow down! And if their not paying attention what’s the point with the speed limit. There’s no courtesy anymore. People are just rude knuckle head drivers. Like those two knuckle heads driving that Mustang last week all over the freeways and surface streets. And it was wet surface streets as a matter of fact. No consideration for people who are trying to get home safely to their families. Or for the families just trying to get home SAFELY! Need I say more! Wake up people the speed limits don’t mean a damn thing up here or anywhere else.

    • I hate to see people on Cellphone While driving on Freeway. No comman courtesy or Respect.

    • Where and I made sure to re-read this does it say they were Hispanic!?!? Are you just trying to point the finger to start this as a racial issue! Really, if you have no respect whatsoever towards people why bother with your comments really! If you have nothing else to do than talk crap keep your comments to yourself!!

    • Honda is a top seller and they last forever.
      Hispanic population is large because we live in a state that had many families that started here before it was a state, have immigrated legally, and have come on over illegally.

  5. I think its time for speed limits to be lowered. Population has increased significantly from when current speed limits were posted.

    • The speed limits are fine. People just need to pay attention when they are driving. The valley has lower speed limits. Do you think accidents don’t happen down there? Most people are just stupid drivers regardless of speed