{"id":111232,"date":"2022-10-07T15:12:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T22:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=111232"},"modified":"2022-10-11T08:32:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:32:31","slug":"driver-killed-in-two-vehicle-crash-near-lancaster-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2022\/10\/07\/driver-killed-in-two-vehicle-crash-near-lancaster-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver killed in two-vehicle crash near Lancaster [UPDATED: Correction, victim ID&#8217;d]"},"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>LANCASTER &#8211; A driver died Friday morning in a two-vehicle collision in an intersection near Lancaster, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The collision happened around 7:05 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, in the intersection of Avenue J and 140th Street East, according to a California Highway Patrol report.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-55744463\"><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><strong>Kimberly Newell<\/strong>, 43, of Helendale, was driving a 2010 Nissan &#8220;southbound on 140th Street East and came to a complete stop at the two-way stop sign at Avenue J,&#8221; according to the CHP report.<\/p>\n<p>Newell &#8220;failed to yield the right-of-way&#8221; and entered the intersection directly into the path of a 2004 Chevrolet that was traveling westbound on Avenue J, according to the CHP report.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The crash caused [the Chevrolet] to travel to the left where it overturned multiple times on the eastbound shoulder of Avenue J,&#8221; the CHP report states.<\/p>\n<p>The Chevrolet&#8217;s driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released, but he was a 31-year-old resident of Apple Valley, according to the CHP report. There were two passengers in the Chevrolet &#8212; 19-year-old <strong>Juan Rocha-Ureno<\/strong> and 24-year-old <strong>Salvador Garcia Jr.<\/strong>, both from Apple Valley. Rocha-Ureno sustained major injuries and was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital, while Garcia Jr. sustained no injuries, according to the CHP report.<\/p>\n<p>Newell sustained minor injuries, including swelling to the forehead, the CHP report states.<\/p>\n<p>The crash remains under investigation. Any witnesses are encouraged to contact Officer S. Spann, ID 20244, at the CHP Antelope Valley Area office, at 661-948-8541.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">UPDATE<\/span>: A previous version of this story contained incorrect information. It was actually the Nissan&#8217;s driver [Kimberly Newell] who failed to yield the right of way, according to the CHP. The article has been corrected.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">UPDATE<\/span>: The deceased driver has been identified as Frank Garcia, 31, of Apple Valley, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner&#8217;s Office and the California Highway Patrol.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER &#8211; A driver died Friday morning in a two-vehicle collision in an intersection near Lancaster, authorities said. The collision happened around 7:05 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, in the intersection of Avenue J and 140th Street East, according to a California Highway Patrol report. Kimberly Newell, 43, of Helendale, was driving a 2010 Nissan &#8220;southbound [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97506,"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":[719,1499,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111232"}],"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=111232"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111248,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111232\/revisions\/111248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}