{"id":47239,"date":"2013-12-24T08:36:26","date_gmt":"2013-12-24T16:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=47239"},"modified":"2013-12-24T09:17:19","modified_gmt":"2013-12-24T17:17:19","slug":"2-injuries-in-head-on-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/12\/24\/2-injuries-in-head-on-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"2 injured in head-on collision"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The crash sent both vehicles airborne, according to CHP Sgt. John Williams. (Photo by LUIS MEZA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 Two drivers suffered critical injuries and had to be extricated from their vehicles following a head-on collision on Pearblossom Highway, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The collision happened around 6 a.m., Monday (Dec. 23) on Pearblossom Highway, just east of Small Road.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Salguero<\/strong> was driving a 1998 Toyota eastbound on Pearblossom Highway at an unknown speed, while Juan Gonzalez<\/strong> was driving a 2004 Chevy westbound on Pearblossom Highway at an estimated speed of 35-45 miles per hour, according to a California Highway Patrol report.<\/p>\n

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The crash happened on on Pearblossom Highway, east of Small Road. (Photo by LUIS MEZA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cFor reasons unknown, Elizabeth allowed her vehicle to cross over the solid double yellow line and enter the westbound lanes directly into the path of Juan Gonzales. Unfortunately, Elizabeth’s vehicle continued eastbound where it [hit] Juan Gonzalez\u2019s vehicle head on,\u201d states the CHP report.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth vehicles went airborne and pivoted in a semi-circle and landed\u2026\u201d <\/span>said CHP Sgt. John Williams<\/span>. \u201cBoth drivers of both vehicles sustained major injuries, and the cause of this collision is still under investigation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Elizabeth Salguero, 25, of Palmdale and Juan Gonzalez, 42, of Los Angeles were extricated from their vehicles by Fire Department personnel and airlifted to Antelope Valley Hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PALMDALE \u2013 Two drivers suffered critical injuries and had to be extricated from their vehicles following a head-on collision on Pearblossom Highway, authorities said. The collision happened around 6 a.m., Monday (Dec. 23) on Pearblossom Highway, just east of Small Road. Elizabeth Salguero was driving a 1998 Toyota eastbound on Pearblossom Highway at an unknown […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":47241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47239"}],"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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}