{"id":74302,"date":"2016-10-18T11:30:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T18:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=74302"},"modified":"2016-10-18T11:43:01","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T18:43:01","slug":"high-speed-chase-ends-in-crash-in-palmdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2016\/10\/18\/high-speed-chase-ends-in-crash-in-palmdale\/","title":{"rendered":"High-speed chase ends in crash in Palmdale"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Suspect
Suspect Ricky H. Parsons Jr. was trapped inside the mangled vehicle following the crash. [Photo by LUIS MEZA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>PALMDALE – A man allegedly high on drugs while driving a stolen vehicle led officers on a high-speed chase that ended when he crashed into two cars\u00a0in a Palmdale intersection Monday night, authorities said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ricky H. Parsons Jr.<\/strong>, 32, of Palmdale was taken into custody for multiple charges, including felony reckless fleeing from a peace officer, driving a stolen vehicle and driving while under the influence of a drug, according to a California Highway Patrol report.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Parsons
Parsons sustained major injuries in the crash, including a compound fracture to his left leg and bleeding to the brain, according to a CHP report. [LUIS MEZA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>The incident started around 9:36 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, when a CHP\u00a0officer attempted to stop a 1997 Honda on Rancho Vista Boulevard at 15th Street East, the CHP report states.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe driver failed to stop for the forward red lights and a pursuit was initiated. Parsons led the California Highway Patrol on a 12-mile pursuit traversing multiple streets within the city of Palmdale,\u201d the CHP report states.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cParsons failed to stop for a red traffic signal at 47th Street East and Avenue R while fleeing from the California Highway Patrol and collided with two vehicles,\u201d the CHP report states.<\/span><\/p>\n

The crash happened around 9:47 p.m. and included a 2013 Toyota and a 2015 Honda, according to the CHP report.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Toyota\u2019s driver, 43-year-old Rolando Martinez<\/strong> of Palmdale, and passenger, 58-year-old Blanca Martinez<\/strong> of Palmdale, sustained minor injuries and were transported to Palmdale Regional Medical Center for treatment. Another passenger in the Toyota — 25-year-old Marisol Herrera<\/strong> — was treated at the scene and released, according to the CHP report. <\/span><\/p>\n

The 2015 Honda\u2019s driver, 33-year-old Marin Rodriguez<\/strong> of Palmdale, and passenger, 60-year-old Efren Guzman<\/strong> of Sun Valley, were treated at the scene and released.<\/span><\/p>\n

Suspect Parsons sustained major injuries in the crash, including a compound fracture to his left leg and bleeding to the brain, according to the CHP report.<\/span><\/p>\n

He was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital for treatment of his injuries, the CHP report states.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"The
The three-vehicle crash happened around 9:47 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, in the intersection of 47th Street East and Avenue R in Palmdale. [LUIS MEZA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>–<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PALMDALE – A man allegedly high on drugs while driving a stolen vehicle led officers on a high-speed chase that ended when he crashed into two cars\u00a0in a Palmdale intersection Monday night, authorities said. Ricky H. Parsons Jr., 32, of Palmdale was taken into custody for multiple charges, including felony reckless fleeing from a peace […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74303,"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":[719],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74302"}],"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=74302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}