{"id":68461,"date":"2015-12-07T13:02:09","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T21:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=68461"},"modified":"2015-12-09T11:03:11","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T19:03:11","slug":"lancaster-man-killed-in-14-fwy-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2015\/12\/07\/lancaster-man-killed-in-14-fwy-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancaster man killed in 14 Freeway crash [updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The driver of this 2004 Honda was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol. [Photo by LUIS MEZA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>PALMDALE – A 25-year-old Lancaster man died Monday morning after he was ejected from his overturning car and then hit by two vehicles on the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway, authorities said.<\/p>\n

It happened around 5:27 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7, on northbound SR-14, north of Avenue O, according to a California Highway Patrol report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The man, whose name has not yet been released pending next of kin notification, was driving northbound in a 2004 Honda \u201cat a high rate of speed in the center divider,\u201d the CHP report states, citing witness statements.<\/p>\n

He lost control of the Honda, and the vehicle \u201ccrossed all northbound lanes, traveled along the embankment and overturned numerous times,\u201d the CHP report states.<\/p>\n

The Honda\u2019s driver was ejected onto the northbound No. 3 lane, where he struck and dragged by \u201can unknown truck-tractor\/trailer combination,\u201d according to the CHP report.<\/p>\n

The Honda\u2019s driver \u201ccame to rest several feet north,\u201d then he was struck again, this time by a 2002 Ford, the CHP report states.<\/p>\n

The Ford\u2019s driver, 38-year-old Aaron Reyes of Palmdale, remained at the scene, according to the CHP.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information regarding the big-rig\u2019s driver or anyone who may have witnessed this collision is encouraged to contact the Antelope Valley CHP Office at 661-948-8541.<\/p>\n

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\"Luis<\/a>
[Image via gofundme<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>UPDATE<\/span>: The deceased driver has been identified as Luis Antonio Morones Padilla, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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PALMDALE – A 25-year-old Lancaster man died Monday morning after he was ejected from his overturning car and then hit by two vehicles on the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway, authorities said. It happened around 5:27 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7, on northbound SR-14, north of Avenue O, according to a California Highway Patrol report. The man, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68486,"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":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68461"}],"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=68461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

UPDATE<\/span>: Loved ones have established an online fundraiser to cover memorial expenses. To donate, visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/7mdt9c4k<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n