{"id":103122,"date":"2021-08-10T13:28:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T20:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=103122"},"modified":"2021-08-19T21:27:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T04:27:35","slug":"driver-killed-in-pearblossom-crash-idd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2021\/08\/10\/driver-killed-in-pearblossom-crash-idd\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver killed in Pearblossom crash ID&#8217;d [updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fatal-crash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97506\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fatal-crash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fatal-crash.jpg 499w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fatal-crash-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PEARBLOSSOM &#8211; Authorities have identified the driver who was killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning in the Pearblossom area.<\/p>\n<p>He was 19-year-old <strong>Michael Figueroa<\/strong> of Palmdale, according to the Los Angeles County coroner&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-1638720377\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4504301096758439\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4504301096758439\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5907184250\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The fatal collision occurred around 4:54 a.m. Monday, Aug. 9, on SR 138 just west of 126th Street East, according to a California Highway Patrol report.<\/p>\n<p>Figueroa was driving a 2007 Chrysler Sebring westbound on SR 138 when, for unknown reasons, he veered in a southwesterly direction, directly into the path of a 2003 Saturn Ion that was traveling eastbound on SR-138, &#8220;resulting in a broadside collision,&#8221; the CHP report states.<\/p>\n<p>Figueroa sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Saturn&#8217;s driver, 45-yar-old <strong>Daniel Meneses<\/strong> of Lancaster, sustained major injuries and was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The involvement of alcohol and\/or drugs is not suspected to be a factor in this crash,&#8221; the CHP report states.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding this collision is encouraged to contact Officer J. Gallion, ID 21434, at the CHP Antelope Valley Area office at 661-948-8541.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An online fundraiser has been established to cover funeral expenses for Michael Figueroa. To donate, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/a3f6d-michael-figueroa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/a3f6d-michael-figueroa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_103169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103169\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Figueroa-Fatal-TC-GoFundMe.jpg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103169\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Figueroa-Fatal-TC-GoFundMe.jpg-300x247.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Figueroa-Fatal-TC-GoFundMe.jpg-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Figueroa-Fatal-TC-GoFundMe.jpg.png 564w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Figueroa [Image via GoFundMe]<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">UPDATE<\/span>: An online fundraiser has also been established to cover medical and recovery expenses for the other driver, Daniel Meneses of Lancaster. To donate, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/eba434aa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/gofund.me\/eba434aa.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Daniel-Meneses-and-family.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103352\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Daniel-Meneses-and-family.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Daniel-Meneses-and-family.jpg 546w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Daniel-Meneses-and-family-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PEARBLOSSOM &#8211; Authorities have identified the driver who was killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning in the Pearblossom area. He was 19-year-old Michael Figueroa of Palmdale, according to the Los Angeles County coroner&#8217;s office. The fatal collision occurred around 4:54 a.m. Monday, Aug. 9, on SR 138 just west of 126th Street East, according [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[719,1499,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103122"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}