LANCASTER – A female driver was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving for allegedly triggering a crash Saturday night that killed one man and critically injured another one, authorities said.
The crash occurred around 11:57 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at Sierra Highway and Avenue L-8, according to a watch commander at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lancaster station.
The woman’s vehicle was going northbound on Sierra Highway when it rear-ended another vehicle, the watch commander said. The two men in the second vehicle were rushed to a hospital, where the passenger died from his injuries and the motorist was listed in critical condition. Their names were not immediately released.
The female motorist that allegedly triggered the crash was not injured. She was later arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and vehicular manslaughter. Her name was not released. It was not immediately known if she was the lone occupant inside her vehicle.
The woman was driving a Chrysler 200, which struck a Toyota Tacoma, according to a source at the scene.
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Sierra Highway says
Release the name!
Janice Scott says
First and foremost my sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased….may our Father God give the family the strength to get thru this very sad time….and for this Drunk ass waste of time your sorry azz should never see the outside of prison walls…and I personally blame the law makers as they let these DRUNK IDIOTS have to much freedom after they drunk and drive what’s the point of laws if they are broken we must fix these STUPID LAWS and the Lawyers that fight on behalf of these DRUNKS YOU NEED TO BE DISBARRED YOU WILL NEVER KNOW HOW IT FEELS UNTIL IT HAPPENS TO YOU YOUR FAMILY
Sierra Highway says
RIP passenger.