{"id":50991,"date":"2014-04-26T23:19:14","date_gmt":"2014-04-27T06:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=50991"},"modified":"2014-04-29T21:37:57","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T04:37:57","slug":"high-winds-cause-crash-unlicensed-driver-cited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/04\/26\/high-winds-cause-crash-unlicensed-driver-cited\/","title":{"rendered":"High winds cause crash, unlicensed driver cited"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_50992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50992\" style=\"width: 672px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-winds-crash-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50992\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-winds-crash-1.jpg\" alt=\"High winds forced this SUV off the road and into a side wall at the Cinemark 12 Movie Theater on Valley Central Way and Lancaster Boulevard, its driver claims. The driver suffered minor injuries and was cited for being an unlicensed driver, and no other injuries were reported.\" width=\"672\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-winds-crash-1.jpg 672w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-winds-crash-1-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">High winds forced this SUV off the road and into a side wall at the Cinemark 12 Movie Theater on Valley Central Way and Lancaster Boulevard Saturday afternoon, its driver claims. The driver suffered minor injuries and was cited for being an unlicensed driver, and no other injuries were reported.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>LANCASTER \u2013 Strong gusty winds whipped across the Antelope Valley Saturday causing problems for drivers. In one incident, an SUV jumped the sidewalk and plowed into the side of a Cinemark Movie Theater.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old unlicensed driver blamed the crash on high winds, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The single-vehicle collision happened around 5:05 p.m. on Valley Central Way and Lancaster Boulevard, according to Deputy Moreno of the Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe young man was driving eastbound on Lancaster Boulevard in the No. 2 lane, and he\u2019s saying he lost control of the vehicle due to the winds,\u201d Moreno said, adding that the vehicle jumped the corner curb on Lancaster Boulevard and Valley Central Way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-winds-crash-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-50993\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-winds-crash-2-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"High winds crash 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-winds-crash-2-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-winds-crash-2.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u201cIt went through the bushes and then hit the west side wall of the movie theater,\u201d Moreno said.<\/p>\n<p>A trash compactor along the west side wall kept the vehicle from crashing full on into the movie theater.<\/p>\n<p>The driver, 19-year-old <strong>Gabriel Jackson,<\/strong> complained of pain to his back, legs, left arm and chest, and he was transported to the hospital, Moreno said.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson was also cited for being an unlicensed driver, Moreno added.<\/p>\n<p>A wave cloud developed over the Antelope Valley Saturday, which helped to drive strong and gusty winds to high wind warning levels, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPalmdale airport reported a peak wind gust of 64 mph with sustained winds of 53 mph at 6:43 p.m.,\u201d according to a weather advisory.<\/p>\n<p>Gusty winds should continue in the Antelope Valley through Sunday evening, the National Weather Service stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER \u2013 Strong gusty winds whipped across the Antelope Valley Saturday causing problems for drivers. In one incident, an SUV jumped the sidewalk and plowed into the side of a Cinemark Movie Theater. The 19-year-old unlicensed driver blamed the crash on high winds, authorities said. The single-vehicle collision happened around 5:05 p.m. on Valley Central [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":50992,"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":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50991"}],"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\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}