{"id":75831,"date":"2017-02-15T15:37:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T23:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=75831"},"modified":"2019-01-24T12:33:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T20:33:32","slug":"driver-arrested-in-double-fatal-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/02\/15\/driver-arrested-in-double-fatal-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver arrested in double fatal crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, on Palmdale Boulevard, west of 130th Street East, according to the California Highway Patrol. [Photo by LUIS MEZA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>PALMDALE — Ten days after a single-vehicle crash killed two passengers, tips from the community led authorities to the driver who allegedly fled the scene.<\/span><\/p>\n

Samantha Lozano<\/strong>, 26, of Palmdale, was arrested around 5:18 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, according to LASD inmate records.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Samantha Lozano [Image via CHP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>Lozano was captured after a Palmdale tipster reported that Lozano was linked to a vehicle in the vicinity of Palmdale Boulevard, west of the 14 Freeway, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Gil Hernandez. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe spotted the vehicle, conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle, and received information on where she was staying in Palmdale,\u201d Hernandez said.<\/span><\/p>\n

CHP officers then responded to an apartment complex in Palmdale where Lozano was staying with friends, and she was taken into custody without incident, Hernandez said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lozano was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run causing bodily injury or death, with more charges expected, according to Hernandez. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The flipping car struck a wooden utility pole and came to rest on its wheels. [LUIS MEZA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>The charges stem from a deadly collision that occurred around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, on Palmdale Boulevard, west of 130th Street East.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lozano was driving a 1999 Infinity G20 westbound on Palmdale Boulevard when the vehicle veered off the road, overturned and crashed into a utility pole, according to the California Highway Patrol.<\/span><\/p>\n

Passenger Steve Wissar Jr.<\/strong>, 20, of Palmdale, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/span><\/p>\n

Four people in the backseat of the car were ejected while the vehicle was overturning. All four backseat passengers \u2014 Sodel Wissar,<\/strong> 21, of Palmdale; Talia Novak<\/strong>, 20, of Palmdale; Jacob Soto<\/strong>, 18, of Urbandale, IA; and a 17-year-old boy from North Hills \u2014 were transported to local hospitals with major injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Novak was later pronounced dead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lozano allegedly fled the crash scene in an unknown vehicle, according to the CHP.<\/span><\/p>\n

The CHP then released an image of Lozano<\/a> and asked for the public\u2019s help in locating her.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyone who witnessed this crash is encouraged to contact investigating office J. Hart at the AV CHP Office at 661-948-8541.<\/span><\/p>\n

Previous related story: Driver sought in fatal Littlerock crash<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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PALMDALE — Ten days after a single-vehicle crash killed two passengers, tips from the community led authorities to the driver who allegedly fled the scene. Samantha Lozano, 26, of Palmdale, was arrested around 5:18 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, according to LASD inmate records. Lozano was captured after a Palmdale tipster reported that Lozano was linked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75834,"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":[719,1493],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75831"}],"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=75831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}