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Two women killed in traffic crash on Antelope Valley Freeway in Palmdale

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[Image via AV News Crew]
PALMDALE  – Two women in their 60s were killed Saturday when their SUV crashed into a truck parked in a construction zone on the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway in Palmdale, authorities said.

The crash was reported at 5:05 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, on the northbound Antelope Valley Freeway north of Palmdale Boulevard, California Highway Patrol Officer T. Shields said.

Rosario B. Agmata, 61, of Lancaster and Erlinda B. Fernandez, 68, of the Philippines were pronounced dead at the scene, the CHP said.

Agmata was driving a 2018 Toyota Highlander at a high rate of speed to the left of a row of traffic cones in place due to roadway construction, Shields said. “For an unknown reason,” the SUV turned to the right, entered the construction zone and crashed into a truck parked on the right shoulder, Shields said.

The truck was equipped with an attenuator to lessen crash injuries, but it was not clear if the SUV crashed into the attenuator or the truck itself.

“Alcohol or drugs is not suspected to be a factor in this collision,” Shields said. Lanes 2 and 3 of the northbound freeway were closed during the on scene investigation.

[AV News Crew]
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30 comments for "Two women killed in traffic crash on Antelope Valley Freeway in Palmdale"

  1. So sorry for ur loss. It’s never good when you lose a loved one let alone two. Prayers for you and your family and friends God has you in his arms.

  4. No matter who was doing what, 2 women have lost their lives and has left their families greiving. May God stand over you with loving arms and may the pain be eased thru time. No one should have to endure negative remarks or speculations from anyone. Condolences to the families.

  6. The CHP told us that they found a couple of tickets from San Manuel being cashed it for a large amount around 3 am. I am thinking the same thing about them being scared and wanting to get away or probably they Wer followed home knowing that they have won money. They would not confirm with us how much the winnings are!

    • Then they wouldn’t have stepped outside to exchange information, and then get back in and speed off going 90 mph. Thank God no one else was killed.

    • If you look at the picture of the car there is literally no damage to the rear of the car. So whoever hit them initially didnt do much from what i can see. Rosario would never flee a accident that much we do know. She also is diabetic and does not drink
      .was she frieghtened? Did the other driver demenstrate road rage.. were they about to get robbed by the driver of blue honda? Although the driver of the blue honda would have had to follow for two hour. Is it also possible after Rosario was trying to get away she tried to call the police with her cell phone and accidentally ran into the back of the caltrans truck parked in the shoulder? We found pieces of the car 100yards along the side of freeway. They did hit at a rather high speed. Things do not add up. And im sure yhe chp is doing a full investigation

      • I think you are the right track, she got scared, we will never know the answer, Blue Honda might not tell the truth and who knows what they said or what they might have done in front of them, Prayers are with the family

        • So many things being said but only thing known for sure is that the women were speeding and slammed into the construction site. Everything else is just speculation. RIP

  7. A minor accident, and both parties were about to exchange information, when the two women in the Toyota Highlander sped off. Highway patrol saying car must have been going 90 mph. Thank God no one else was killed, at that speed.

  8. Maybe the Toyota Highlander was in the first accident and someone purposely rear ended them, to rob or rape or doing something else, we will never know, . The person or persons from the other vehicle approached her and she got scared and was trying to get away as fast as possible. They could have shown a gun, being cursing looked scaring to her anything, The bottom line we will never know. I’m so sorry for you loss.

  9. I’m the niece of both victims! I hope you guys would never have to go thru what my family is going thru! Please please stop the negative comments because it is hard enough for my family to comprehend with what has happened and all your negative comments simply just adds more pain to injury. Please STOP! Losing 2 of your best loving aunts is something that nobody should go thru!
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    • Sorry for your devastating loss. People are brutal here…. you’re probably better off not coming to this site.

    • Hi, I am Nona Miranda-Vidal, I’m so glad I found you, Chit was my childhood friend and grade school classmate as well in Tandoc, I am so saddened and shocked trembling and crying right now, I’m here in LA and Chino, CA, we’re friends on FB, if you noticed I’m Miranda who hails from Tandoc, it was my sister Nonette who sent me the link of the news. I would appreciate if you can get back with me for services & arrangements schedules. Our hearts and prayers go out to you and the rest of the family.
      May the Lord’s peace and comfort strengthen you at this difficult time.
      Nona
      213-448-0931

    • Hi I’m Nona from Tandoc but currently living here in LA and Chino, CA. Chit was my childhood friend back in Tandoc and grade school classmates as well. It was my sister Nonette who sent me the link just now and I’m so saddened and shocked to hear all this.
      I would appreciate if you can get back with me ASAP for the info regarding service and arrangements. May you all find peace and comfort from the Lord at this difficult time.
      Our hearts and prayers go out to you and your family.
      Nona

  11. “Agmata was driving a 2018 Toyota Highlander at a high rate of speed…”

    The Fast and the Furious…

  12. There was a minor collision with another car, they pulled over to exchange info, in the middle of exchanging she took off at a high speed and crashed half a mile away. Death sucks but I have absolutely no pity for this shady woman.

    The AV Times does a horrible job with their reporting. Stupid.

  13. The “unknown reason” was being rear ended by a blue Honda! It has already been documented. Get the facts before posting the story. RIP

    • So you are saying that they got “pit maneuvered” by a blue Honda. This got “documented” where exactly?

      There is very little doubt that this “City News Service” bylined story is a direct lift from the CHP Public spokesman’s release, since that’s standard procedure for the AVTimes (and most other small “news sites”). Now, the CHP may well have issued an update, and the AVTImes is not world reknowned for being johnny on the spot about things like that. But is that where you are saying this has “been documented?”

      • Okay, so that wasn’t it. They got rear ended, stopped to exchange info, then sped off at 90 mph? What’s that about?

        But this story in the AVTimes seems accurate enough. Whatever the unknown reason is, I doubt that it is “got rear ended a while ago half a mile back.”

        • According the report log of the original accident it was a hit and run with no injuries and the silver SUV was the one that left the scene of the accident. The problem with this article is that it makes it sound as if they were just driving along and accidentally drove on the wrong side of the cones. It fails to make any mention of the fact that they were just involved in another accident and they took off.

          • I’m just a journalism student at a community college so what do I know… But what does the silver SUV leaving the scene of a prior accident have to do with it crashing into a construction site some moments later? In fact, we don’t know why the SUV was speeding away so why jump to conclusions that the driver was trying to flee the scene. The passenger could have been having a medical emergency for all we know. To conflate the two separate collisions would be irresponsible and that is why I think it is rightfully left out of the story.

          • KayTee… Vehicle accident report log for September 29, 14 freeway, Palmdale ca. The Highlander was involved in a prior accident, and then sped off.

          • If your red haze rave reflex hadn’t kicked in and made you look stupid you’d have noticed that I already did that research, but thanks for caring so much Alexis.

            PS…you might want to look up flippant, because you don’t seem to know what it means.

      • Tim…Here is an answer to your flippant (sarcastic) remark. Vehicle accident report log for September 29 on the 14 freeway, Palmdale. You just can’t help being a donkey. Highlander was involved in a prior accident and sped off, and the rest is in the article.