{"id":75697,"date":"2017-02-06T16:31:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T00:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=75697"},"modified":"2017-02-09T16:58:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T00:58:10","slug":"motorcyclist-killed-in-alleged-dui-crash-driver-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/02\/06\/motorcyclist-killed-in-alleged-dui-crash-driver-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcyclist killed in suspected DUI crash, driver arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The motorcycle rider was killed instantly, sheriff’s officials said. His name has not yet been released. [Photo by LUIS MEZA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>PALMDALE – A 28-year-old Lancaster man was killed Sunday night when his motorcycle collided with a suspected drunken driver who turned into his path, authorities said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fatal collision happened around 8:09 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, on Avenue L at 15th Street West in Lancaster, according to a news release from the Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The driver of the Avalanche turned left into the path of the Harley Davidson, causing a head on collision, sheriff’s officials said. [LUIS MEZA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\u201cPreliminary information gathered at the scene indicates the rider of a black, 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling west on Avenue L in the number one lane at approximately 50 mph. The driver of a black, 2003 Chevy Avalanche was traveling east on Avenue L and entered the left (north) turn pocket at 15th Street West,\u201d the news release states.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to witnesses, the light was green for both directions. The driver of the Avalanche turned left into the path of the Harley Davidson, causing a head on collision. As a result of the collision, the motorcycle rider was killed instantly,\u201d the news release states.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Driver Roland Vaughan, 36, of Lancaster, appears to be taking a field sobriety test. He was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, officials said. [LUIS MEZA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\u201cAlcohol was a factor in this collision, and the driver of the Avalanche was arrested for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated,\u201d the news release states.<\/span><\/p>\n

The driver, 36-year-old Roland Vaughan<\/strong> of Lancaster, was arrested around 9:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, and is being held in lieu of $1 million bail, according to LASD inmate records.<\/span><\/p>\n

The deceased motorcyclist\u2019s name is being withheld pending next of kin notification, coroner\u2019s officials said Monday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact the Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station Traffic Office at 661-948-8466.<\/span><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: The deceased motorcycle rider has been identified as 28-year-old Kenneth Elsey of Lancaster, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner\u2019s Office.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PALMDALE – A 28-year-old Lancaster man was killed Sunday night when his motorcycle collided with a suspected drunken driver who turned into his path, authorities said. The fatal collision happened around 8:09 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, on Avenue L at 15th Street West in Lancaster, according to a news release from the Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75704,"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\/75697"}],"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=75697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}