The crash happened just before 4 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at West Avenue E and 30th Street West, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Lancaster resident Jamie Levy was driving westbound on Avenue E in a 2014 Scion TC, approaching 30th Street West at an undetermined speed, when she failed to stop for the posted stop sign at the intersection and allowed the car to leave the roadway, where it struck a dirt berm, the CHP said.
Her male passenger, 36-year-old Arturo Rosales Jr. of Lancaster, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.
Levy, who suffered moderate injuries, was taken to an area hospital and eventually arrested and booked on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, according to the CHP. She is being held on $100,000 bail, officials said.
“The involvement of alcohol and/or drugs is believed to be a factor in this collision,” the CHP said in a statement. “Tragically, another life was lost here in the Antelope Valley. This is the 26th person killed so far this year in the CHP Antelope Valley area jurisdiction.”
Anyone with information regarding the crash is encouraged to contact the CHP’s Antelope Valley Area office at 661-948-8541.
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Troy says
Why was there no yellow reflection signs up letting driver know the road ends this im sure made a difference a dirt berm is not a good thing to have at a end of road serously .sapost to have warning signs with reflection to help driver see ware the end of road is .im just saying maybe driver just didn’t know road ends something they should check on
Laughing says
Looks like there was one, until she removed it with her vehicle. Or someone before her removed it with their vehicle. Check it out on Google maps. The aerial view shows a shadow, the street view it is there plain as day.
How ever people under influence sometimes miss things, also people staring at phones instead of road miss things too.
Dirt Berm says
There is a lesson to be learned.
Mario says
R.I.P TUDY LOKS. [removed] IS BRAZY BLOOD. U WAS A RIDE OR DIE [removed. U WILL BE MISSED. REST EZ IN LIFE AFTER DEATH. LONG LIVE THE MENACE ELM ST WATTS 13.