{"id":56245,"date":"2014-09-25T13:26:27","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T20:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=56245"},"modified":"2014-09-29T09:14:38","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T16:14:38","slug":"driver-dies-after-crashing-into-chp-vehicle-involved-in-traffic-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/09\/25\/driver-dies-after-crashing-into-chp-vehicle-involved-in-traffic-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver dies after crashing into CHP vehicle involved in traffic stop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The fatal collision occurred around 6:55 a.m. Thursday on 50th Street east, just south of Avenue P in Palmdale, authorities said. (Photo by LUIS MEZA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 A 33-year-old Palmdale man died Thursday after crashing his car into a parked California Highway Patrol vehicle that was involved in a traffic stop, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The collision occurred around 6:55 a.m. on 50th<\/sup> Street east, just south of Avenue P in Palmdale, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Gil Hernandez.<\/p>\n

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A Toyota Camry was stopped for a vehicle code violation when another car crashed into the CHP vehicle. (LUIS MEZA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A CHP officer had stopped a 2005 Toyota Camry for a vehicle code violation and was preparing to write a citation when the officer heard tires screeching from behind, Hernandez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CHP officer saw a 2000 Ford Taurus\u2026 traveling out of the control coming towards the rear end of the black and white patrol vehicle,\u201d Hernandez said. \u201cThe Ford Taurus struck the rear end of the patrol vehicle, pushing the patrol vehicle forward; the patrol vehicle struck the CHP officer, launching him into the dirt wash.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The patrol car hit the CHP officer and threw him into a wash, officials said.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The patrol vehicle then struck the Toyota Camry that was stopped for the vehicle code violation, Hernandez said.<\/p>\n

The Toyota Camry\u2019s driver, 52-year-old Lancaster resident\u00a0Alexander M. Arcega<\/strong>, sustained minor injuries and complained of back pain, Hernandez said.<\/p>\n

The CHP officer was transported to Palmdale Regional Medical Center, where he was treated and released, Hernandez said.<\/p>\n

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The CHP officer was transported to the hospital, treated and then released, officials said. (LUIS MEZA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201c[The driver of the Ford Taurus] was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital with major injuries and he succumbed to his injuries a few hours later,\u201d Hernandez said. \u201cAt this time, this traffic collision is under investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Investigators are still trying to determine how fast the Ford Taurus was traveling and why its driver lost control, Hernandez added.<\/p>\n

The driver\u2019s name has not yet been released pending next of kin notification. He is a 33-year-old Palmdale resident, Hernandez said.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

UPDATED 9\/28\/14<\/span>: The deceased has been identified as\u00a033-year-old Robert Steven Nemila, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner\u2019s Office.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PALMDALE \u2013 A 33-year-old Palmdale man died Thursday after crashing his car into a parked California Highway Patrol vehicle that was involved in a traffic stop, authorities said. The collision occurred around 6:55 a.m. on 50th Street east, just south of Avenue P in Palmdale, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Gil Hernandez. A CHP […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":56247,"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":[719,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56245"}],"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\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}