{"id":50425,"date":"2014-04-09T12:52:23","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T19:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=50425"},"modified":"2014-04-09T12:59:20","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T19:59:20","slug":"motorcyclist-killed-in-palmdale-crash-was-gabriels-house-arts-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/04\/09\/motorcyclist-killed-in-palmdale-crash-was-gabriels-house-arts-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcyclist killed in Palmdale crash was Gabriel\u2019s House Arts Director"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The crash that claimed Jimmy Lu\u2019s life happened around 7:49 p.m., Monday, April 7 on 10th Street West, between Avenue O and Avenue O-4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 The 45-year-old motorcyclist who died Monday night after he was thrown off his bike and then struck by an SUV on 10th Street West and Avenue O has been identified as Chungmin Jimmy Lu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Lu was founder and director of The Art Branch Foundation, the nonprofit organization over Gabriel\u2019s House \u2013 the Palmdale Neighborhood House in memory of eight-year-old child abuse victim Gabriel Fernandez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Jimmy<\/a>
Jimmy Lu (left) with Palmdale Councilman Tom Lackey and Mayor Jim Ledford at a Volunteer Cleanup Day for Gabriel\u2019s House in Sept. 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Located at 38533 4th Street East in Palmdale, Gabriel\u2019s House opened in February as a music and performing arts center to provide children in the area with the opportunity to develop their creative talents, free of charge.<\/p>\n

Lu and his wife, Kim, were instrumental in bringing the project to fruition, and Lu also taught drama classes at Gabriel\u2019s House.<\/p>\n

Wednesday morning, Kim said she was still numb over the loss of Lu. However, she wanted the community to know that she was committed to keeping her husband\u2019s vision alive, both at The Art Branch and at Gabriel\u2019s House.<\/p>\n

\"Jimmy<\/a>
Jimmy Lu (3rd from right) at the Feb. 2014 ribbon cutting for Gabriel\u2019s House.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe would like to thank everyone that got the project going like the Mayor, and Trish Jones and Mike Miller\u2026 He would want to keep the project alive, and I\u2019m going to keep the project going,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n

Kim said she\u2019s planning a public memorial for her husband and would have more details in the future.<\/p>\n

Around 7:49 p.m. Monday (April 7), Lu was riding a 1982 Harley Davidson southbound on 10th Street West, when he apparently made a U-turn in front of a 2004 Chrysler Sebring, sheriff\u2019s officials said.<\/p>\n

The Chrysler Sebring crashed into Lu\u2019s motorcycle, throwing him into the northbound lanes of 10th Street West, where he was hit by a 2006 Chevy Suburban, sheriff\u2019s officials said.<\/p>\n

Lu was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

Previous related stories:<\/p>\n

Motorcyclist killed in Palmdale collision<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Making a difference at Gabriel\u2019s House<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Gabriel\u2019s House ribbon cutting this Saturday<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PALMDALE \u2013 The 45-year-old motorcyclist who died Monday night after he was thrown off his bike and then struck by an SUV on 10th Street West and Avenue O has been identified as Chungmin Jimmy Lu. Lu was founder and director of The Art Branch Foundation, the nonprofit organization over Gabriel\u2019s House \u2013 the Palmdale […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":50426,"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\/50425"}],"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=50425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50425\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}