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16-year-old girl struck, killed by alleged DUI driver in Palmdale

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The girl was not in a designated crosswalk when she crossed 47th Street East from the west side to the east side on Sunday, Feb. 18, authorities said. [Image via AV Scanner News]
PALMDALE – A 16-year-old girl died after she was struck by an alleged DUI driver while crossing the street outside a crosswalk in Palmdale Sunday night, authorities said.

It happened about 9:39 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, on 47th Street East north of Avenue S, according to a news release from the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station.

“The preliminary facts of this investigation indicate a black 2015 Nissan Altima driven by a 25-year-old male was traveling northbound on 47th Street East, in the No. 1 lane. The driver collided into a 16-year-old female pedestrian who was crossing 47th Street East from the west side of the roadway to the east side. The pedestrian was not crossing in a designated crosswalk,” the news release states.

The girl was treated at the scene by Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics and then transferred to Antelope Valley Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 11:14 p.m., according to the news release.

Her name is being withheld pending notification of relatives.

“The driver of the Nissan Altima was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and booked at Palmdale Station,” the news release states. The driver’s name was not immediately released.

The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information regarding this traffic collision is encouraged to contact the Palmdale Sheriff Station’s Traffic Department at 661-272-2400.

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36 comments for "16-year-old girl struck, killed by alleged DUI driver in Palmdale"

  1. I’m a good friend of the guy that hit the young girl. i known him since he was in elementary his the nicest guy you could ever meet the way i no he respect women would amaze you. he lives his life looking after his mom thats his most concern, my respect goes to the young girl and her family but to her brother cousins even father i bet all of you guys have driven not drunk but under the influence. This is not the fault of being under the influence this is just a bad case being in the wrong place in the wrong time . There is been a few times were i almost hit some just cause you kids now and days think you guys could walk any where and its not only her but a lot of kids now and day be running across the street most people will see and stop right away but there is time that when we see you is to late and accidents like this happens.there two young kids who made mistakes and now two family are going threw stuff the young girl and the guys family now a mother is going to loose her only son that she worked her whole life for an accident that could of been prevented when clearly when a16 year old girl should be at home at that time!

    • I am the victims cousin. The driver made that decision to drink and drive. Now a days with Uber and Lyft, theres no excuse. He isnt a young kid. A 25 year old has a fully developed brain and knows right from wrong. The victim was a 16 year old girl. A 16 year olds brain is nowehre near being fully developed. This accident yes happened because my cousin was at the wrong place at the wrong time, but also because your friend chose to drink and drive that night. And now he can live with the mistake he made.

  2. We may never know why some things happen, life is a precious gift and it can be taken at any moment. Please help lay Jasmine to rest, an innocent soul lost in an instant. Please keep her family and friends in your thoughts and prayers. Please share and donate if you can. gofundme.com/561js60

  4. No the parents were not across the street at the time of the accident. They showed up minutes after accident after getting a call of daughter getting hit by a car. They didn’t tell her to do it. No one told her to do it. She was going back over to meet up with family that was on that side of the street because she had went to McDonalds to get stuff that was left out of her order. Yes the guy was suspected DUI and was placed under arrest. Should she have been in the cross walk? Of course but that doesn’t mean she deserved to die that night. People that weren’t there and did live that night should be speaking on it. Everyone invovled in that night now has to live with the fact that this beautiful young lady is no longer with us. Have some respect not just for the deceased but for the family that now has to live with the fact that she is no longer here. If you don’t know the facts keep your mouth shut. Don’t speculate on what you think happen or what you heard happen. Because not everything you hear is always true. No one deserves to go through what that girl went thru that night. It was horrible! And nothing will ever change that. So let her and her family be. Learn and teach your loved ones so that they don’t make the same mistakes rather it be using a crosswalk or not driving after having any drinks. Its not worth even possibly loosing your life or taking someone elses life.

  5. To the parents n family that lost their girl may you find comfort and strength knowing that our Almighty Heavenly Father of tender mercies is the God of the living and she is in his memory that soon we will be in paradise with our loved ones that have been lost. Lk 20:38, Lk 23:43.

  6. I do realize there was a DUI arrest in this sad sad case. Equally sad is that this girls parents allowed her to jay walk. Had she been in the crosswalk nearest to this location, it would have been better lit, and at the corner, she may have seen the head lights with a better view of all directions from the crosswalk. No one knows if the DUI would have blown through the light… she could have prevented her death.

    Parents teach your kids to make good decisions. Lead by example. If she wasn’t hit by a DUI, it would have been someone else, and they would NOT be at fault if they stayed at the scene.

    • Why ask “why would a parent allow her to jay walk?” That’s just insane. This poor girl is gone, it really doesn’t matter at this point if she was standing in the middle of the road. This was a drunk driver, someone who should have never been behind the wheel. Did he come from a bar? Did he come from a house party? I think they could be held liable as well if they let this person leave drunk.

  7. Wtf this is my sister i was there and seen everything that happen so if u dont know [removed] stop running ur mouth [removed]

    • My dear brother, tell us what happened and put the rumors to rest. Here you have an open form for the whole world to see and know what happen. Tell us the truth for the truth will set us free. Your sister’s spirit lives on. And maybe even now in our presence watching and hearing. She is at peace I believe. But she watches with no tears and no pain. She is in another dimension another world filled with peace and joy with God and yet watching what we say and what we do. Speak now my brother.

      • If you believe that Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savoir you will surely be present with him in heaven after death. The soul of each person has a future after this body takes its final breath. Will your soul be called to Heaven or hell?

        • What if we already died, ended up i purgatory (current Earth) and either learn the right way to Heaven or end up in the endless wash, rinse , repeat cycle because hell does not actually exist?

          • I don’t believe in purgatory, to be absent from the body is to be present with God. You can joke but where is your future? Where will you go? Is Jesus Christ your personal Lord and savior? Don’t wake up in hell, ask Jesus to come in to your life.

          • In full honesty I am atheist but do not hold most peoples beliefs against them. I like seeing the answers to my questions if they are honest, as it helps in understanding others.
            Some Catholics believe in purgatory while others do not. Similar but different are some far East belief systems that believe in reincarnation until success in learning experiences.
            I myself have had an interesting life, I believe I will simply cease to exist. My goal is to lead the most helpful, calm, kind life and teach others how to be respectful with zero reward for myself other than being surrounded by good people in this life.

          • You said your goal is to lead the most helpful, calm , kind, life and teach others how to be respectful with zero reward…. so what does “good” mean to you? Is it relative or absolute,where do you derive your “standard” of all of these things? I ask only to say I see god, and bad through the words of the bible, that’s what defines it for me. What dfines these things for you? Webster?

          • Hi b,
            How do I define good? It is a relative versus absolute, even the bible demonstrates that. A commandment says do not kill, yet God on occasion gives his followers the might to kill over whelming forces. But back to how I define it… Good is positive, so if my actions provide a positive outcome, preferably without any harm to other entities then that I would consider good.
            Remember the golden rules from childhood, like If you have nothing nice to say, then say nothing at all. (By the way, this is one of my personal fails). Or Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
            I would not want my stuff stolen, or my person abused. Applied outwardly that means I would not steal another’s property, or abuse them on purpose. I phrased it like that because abuse can be subjective to the other persons emotional state unless it is a physical form.
            It is like science, if something provides proof over and over and it is a positive then continue, but if it has drawbacks then stop that action, reevaluate and choose the better path.
            I think that explains my perception well.

          • @Laughing…The sixth commandment: Thou shalt not kill. In the New Covenant (Testament), Jesus never gives His followers the might to kill overwhelming forces (physically). Read the biography of Desmond Doss. There are others throughout history that understand this commandment and its full meaning (spiritual.)

          • I guess I understand, but I have a solid measure of good/bad, that’s why I asked. See I feel as though your definition can change over time due to outside factors, others feelings and your own emotions. This is very interesting , thank you for being honest. I could never imagine my life without God.I also fail in the ” If you have nothing nice to say, then say nothing at all”- more often then I would like. I believe God’s grace is sufficient enough to bless me even when it is undeserved.

  9. J walking or not, he was under the influence and took her life. Condolences and prayers to the family.

    • Legal Stuff: proximate cause is the rule that states that while it is true that the driver was intoxicated , the pedestrian placed her own death into motion by J-walking. Had she not J-walked, the intoxicated driver would have just driven by. Hence, the pedestrian is responsible for her own death

      • DUI is a crime. In the course of that crime, someone died. The driver is going to be legally accountable for that. If you are going to call “legal stuff,” be correct.

      • Keep in mind that the pedestrian was 16. She was also my cousin. So you saying she is responsible for her own death is not only disrespectful, but straight down ignorant.

    • That is dumb, like saying , “driving on the wrong side of the freeway or not, the drunk driver who was driving on the correct side of the freeway is responsible for the death of the stupid wrong way driver, stupid ha.

  10. That’s strange ppl that were there said the parents were yelling at ppl that were with her “asking what were you guys doing out here then ask a man why was he with his daughter”

  11. Parents showed up later. She was with a young girl and a guy(big guy) . Dad showed up screaming at them and asking them what the [removed] are you guys doing out. The big guy punched the driver. And the young girl grabbed a rock to hit the car. (not sure if someone stopped her)

  12. Never J walk… My condolences to the family and omg to have her parents witness the whole thing is terrible….

  14. “Come on mijita. it is dark outside. Your dark skin is not very visible by on coming cars, common mijita j walk to us, come to papa, you can do it” Thunmp!

    Really?

  18. Her Parents were there, across the street waiting for her. They witnessed the whole thing. Praying for the family.