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DUI suspected in deadly crash in Lake Los Angeles, 4-year-old girl killed

by The AV Times Staff • October 9, 2019

LAKE LOS ANGELES –  A 4-year-old Palmdale girl was killed when the vehicle she was riding in was struck by a vehicle driven by a suspected drunk driver in Lake Los Angeles Tuesday night, authorities said.

The collision happened around 8:48 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, on Avenue O, just west of 165th Street East, according to a California Highway Patrol report.

George Kokoteev, 61, of Palmdale was driving a 2006 Nissan Xterra eastbound on Avenue O when he “allowed his vehicle to drift into the westbound lane of Avenue O” where it crashed into a Nissan Altima with five people inside, the CHP report states.

A 4-year-old girl in the Nissan Altima was killed in the crash. The vehicle’s four other occupants — driver Tijera Taylor, 26, Kion Phylow, 27, a 3-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl — all from Palmdale, were taken to Antelope Valley Hospital with moderate injuries, according to the CHP report.

The Xterra’s driver (Kokoteev) was arrested and taken to Antelope Valley Hospital with major injuries, according to the CHP report.

“Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in this collision,” the CHP report states.

The collision remains under investigation. Anyone with information regarding this collision is encouraged to contact Officer Taggert at the Antelope Valley CHP Office at 661-948-8541.

UPDATE: The deceased has been identified as K’Marie Lawson. The CHP preliminarily listed her age as 5, however, her birth date is March 19, 2015, which would make her 4 years old, according to the coroner’s office. We have revised the story to reflect the correct age for the deceased.

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Filed Under: Crime/ Safety, Home, Lake Los Angeles

5 comments for "DUI suspected in deadly crash in Lake Los Angeles, 4-year-old girl killed"

  1. Shaniee says

    October 10, 2019 at 6:38 am

    I’m am so sorry for this family. What a nightmare they are facing. This will be hard for the rest of their lives. God help to comfort them.

  2. BOBDOB says

    October 10, 2019 at 1:09 am

    In this age of Uber and Lyft it is criminal and cold blooded to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs… poor family mowed down by an entitled, murderous bastard.

  3. Jessica says

    October 9, 2019 at 2:24 pm

    I love you best friend & the family , I’m so sorry this happen to y’all and I ask god to watch over y’all as y’all heal and get through this , no words could ever describe the pain and hurt , I love you guys , r.i.p baby girl we gone miss you so much

    • Ban alcohol says

      October 11, 2019 at 12:31 pm

      It’s time to take all licenses away from alcoholic or anyone that drinks

      They complain about vape pens and cigarettes but they do nothing about alcohol

      • SoCalBlahblahblah says

        October 11, 2019 at 1:33 pm

        Exactly. A couple people die from vaping and OMG we have to ban it!! Alcohol kills more than vaping/smoking/guns, but its ok, No need to do anything about that.

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