{"id":74054,"date":"2016-09-30T17:29:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-01T00:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=74054"},"modified":"2016-10-03T12:26:19","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T19:26:19","slug":"edison-worker-struck-killed-by-car-in-lancaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2016\/09\/30\/edison-worker-struck-killed-by-car-in-lancaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Edison worker struck, killed by car in Lancaster [updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The fatality occurred about 11:55 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at 20th Street East and Avenue K in Lancaster. [Photo by LUIS MEZA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The worker was on the ground near an Edison pole when he was struck, SCE officials said. [LUIS MEZA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>LANCASTER – <\/span>A Southern California Edison worker was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday in Lancaster, authorities said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fatality occurred about 11:55 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at 20th Street East and Avenue K, according to Sgt. Jeffrey Rhea of the sheriff’s Lancaster Station.<\/span><\/p>\n

The worker, whose name was not immediately released, was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/span><\/p>\n

The driver of the vehicle that struck him was taken to a hospital for treatment of moderate injuries, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The driver of the vehicle that struck him was taken to a hospital for treatment of moderate injuries. [LUIS MEZA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>The worker was an Antelope Valley-based “troubleman,” or first-responder, and was working on the ground near an Edison pole when he was struck, according to utility spokeswoman Susan Cox.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Our thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to his family and friends,” Cox said.<\/span><\/p>\n

UPDATE: <\/strong><\/h3>\n

The collision actually occurred on Avenue K west of 20th Street East, according to a news release from the Sheriff\u2019s Information Bureau<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cPreliminary information gathered at the scene revealed the Southern California Edison [worker] was working on a power box when a black BMW 740 left the roadway while traveling west on Avenue K. \u00a0Avenue K is a three-lane road for westbound traffic with a posted speed limit of 50mph at the collision scene,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s news release states.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to witnesses, the BMW [driver] was driving at an unknown high speed when the collision occurred\u2026 [and] had to be rescued from the vehicle by the Los Angeles County Fire Department,\u201d the news release states.<\/em><\/p>\n

The BMW driver, a male, was in critical condition as of 4 p.m., sheriff\u2019s officials said in the news release.<\/em><\/p>\n

Anyone with information regarding this collision is encouraged to contact traffic investigators at Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station at 661-948-8466.<\/em><\/p>\n

UPDATED 10.2.16<\/span>: The deceased has been identified as\u00a056-year-old\u00a0Gerald Smith of Quartz Hill, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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LANCASTER – A Southern California Edison worker was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday in Lancaster, authorities said. The fatality occurred about 11:55 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at 20th Street East and Avenue K, according to Sgt. Jeffrey Rhea of the sheriff’s Lancaster Station. The worker, whose name was not immediately released, was pronounced […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":74056,"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":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74054"}],"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\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}