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Driver, passenger killed in single-vehicle crash in Lancaster [UPDATED: Victims ID’d]

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The driver of the Volkswagen lost control and collided into a tree, sheriff’s officials said. [Image by BRYAN HALL]
LANCASTER – A female driver and her passenger died Friday morning in a single-vehicle collision in Lancaster, authorities said.

The fatal collision happened around 1:58 a.m. Friday, Jan. 28, near the intersection of Avenue K-8 and Business Center Parkway (Division Street), according to a news release from the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station.

“Preliminary investigation indicates a female adult in a Volkswagen was traveling southbound on Business Center Parkway approaching Avenue K-8. The driver of the Volkswagen lost control and collided into a tree. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene by responding paramedics. The driver was transported to the hospital, where she was later pronounced dead,” the news release states.

Their identities have not yet been released pending next of kin notification, but they were both adult females, sheriff’s officials said.

“The cause of the collision is still being investigated. It is unknown at this time if alcohol or drugs played a role,” the sheriff’s news release states. No further information on the incident was immediately available Friday afternoon.

Anyone with information regarding this crash is encouraged to contact traffic investigators at the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station at 661-948-8466.

UPDATE: The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has released the names of two women killed the car crash. Crystal Ramirez died at the scene of the crash and Simone Palmer died at a hospital, the coroner’s office said. Both women were 33 years old. Their cities of residence were not available.

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13 comments for "Driver, passenger killed in single-vehicle crash in Lancaster [UPDATED: Victims ID’d]"

  1. Wow do you guys hear yourselves. Never the time and place to put so much judgement. Where does anyone get off speaking about anybody like this. Sorry for your loss to anyone involved with these women. I just lost someone out there in Lancaster on April 6th who I cared about. Keep your heads up and don’t listen to people negativity

  2. This is what happens when you drink/do drugs/drive. Thank god they didn’t kill anyone other than themselves.

    • You should be mindful of what you say! They both have families, and it hasn’t been announced that alcohol nor drugs were involved!!! Simone is my niece.

    • States drugs and alcohol unknown unless sold it or a dumbfounded useless friend who let them drive under the influence…. Or talking out of your ass… Don’t assume you can make yourself look dumber than we all already think….

    • What does it matter what are their names? You are a heartless SOB!!! THIS IS A TRAGIC STORY THAT I WILL NEVER GET PASSED.

      • How do you know if Mars didn’t want to pray for their families? not fair to call him/her a heartless SOB without asking first. I pray the families that are broken can someday pick up the pieces and put their lives back together.