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Authorities ID man killed in head-on traffic crash in Palmdale

by The AV Times Staff • January 7, 2020

PALMDALE – Authorities have identified the man who was killed Monday in a head-on traffic crash in Palmdale that left two other people critically injured.

Ruben Cuentas, 32, of Littlerock died at the scene of the collision, which occurred around 9:35 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, on 50th Street East, just north of Avenue N, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office and the California Highway Patrol.

Cuentas was driving a 1989 Lincoln Town Car northbound on 50th Street East at about 50 miles per hour when he “allowed his vehicle to veer to the left into the southbound lane,” a CHP report states.

The Town Car collided with a 2013 Subaru Legacy that was traveling southbound on 50th Street East. The Subaru’s driver, 25-year-old Eleni M. Gross of Palmdale, sustained major injuries and was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital, according to the CHP report.

A passenger in the Lincoln Town Car, 32-year-old Cherise R. Cole of Littlerock, also sustained major injuries and was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital.

“It is unclear if alcohol or drugs [were] a factor in this collision,” the CHP report states.

Anyone with information on this collision is encouraged to contact Officer Shields at the Antelope Valley CHP Office at 661-948-8541.

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Filed Under: Home, Palmdale

5 comments for "Authorities ID man killed in head-on traffic crash in Palmdale"

  1. Drift says

    January 7, 2020 at 10:40 pm

    Distracted.

  2. Jr says

    January 7, 2020 at 10:38 pm

    Cant believe your gone bro. You helped me out when I was on the streets gave me and my girl a place to call home. I hope that you knew how much u meant to us smokey. R.I.P. Ruben

  3. RealityCheck says

    January 7, 2020 at 4:49 pm

    Imagine not even being the person at fault in an accident of this nature, sustaining major injuries in a vehicle collision, being transported to the hospital and treated, then waking up to the reality of going bankrupt from the medical bills. Makes at least the option of having a public healthcare option sound pretty damn good.

    • Really? says

      January 7, 2020 at 6:38 pm

      Way to make this a political issue dork….

  4. Cassandra Beltran says

    January 7, 2020 at 3:23 pm

    Your in my prayers charise cuentas and your baby’s are too.

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