{"id":87180,"date":"2019-04-21T10:56:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T17:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=87180"},"modified":"2019-04-22T13:03:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T20:03:56","slug":"driver-killed-in-single-car-crash-in-lancaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2019\/04\/21\/driver-killed-in-single-car-crash-in-lancaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver killed in single-car crash in Lancaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_87181\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87181\" style=\"width: 864px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87181\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lancaster-single-vehicle-fatal-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lancaster-single-vehicle-fatal-1.jpg 864w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lancaster-single-vehicle-fatal-1-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lancaster-single-vehicle-fatal-1-768x423.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[Image via APRIL JENKINS]<\/figcaption><\/figure>LANCASTER &#8211; A driver died in Lancaster Saturday night after veering into opposing traffic lanes and then crashing through a block wall and electric box, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The single vehicle collision happened around 7:40 p.m. Saturday, April 20, on Avenue M-8 near 42nd Street West, according to a news release from the Lancaster Sheriff&#8217;s Station.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Preliminary information gathered at the scene revealed a male adult was driving east on West Avenue M-8 in a mid-size sedan. The driver of the vehicle, for reasons unknown, drove away from the roadway into westbound lanes of traffic and onto the north curb of West Avenue M-8,&#8221; the news release states.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The vehicle while still traveling east collided into a block wall and electrical box,&#8221; the news release states.<\/p>\n<p>The driver was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not yet been released pending next of kin notification.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Speed and non-use of a seatbelt appear to be a primary factor in this collision. Alcohol and drugs does not appear to be a factor,&#8221; the sheriff&#8217;s news release states.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact the traffic investigators at Lancaster Sheriff&#8217;s Station at 661-948-8466.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_87182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87182\" style=\"width: 864px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87182\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lancaster-single-vehicle-fatal-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lancaster-single-vehicle-fatal-2.jpg 864w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lancaster-single-vehicle-fatal-2-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lancaster-single-vehicle-fatal-2-768x424.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[APRIL JENKINS]<\/figcaption><\/figure>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER &#8211; A driver died in Lancaster Saturday night after veering into opposing traffic lanes and then crashing through a block wall and electric box, authorities said. The single vehicle collision happened around 7:40 p.m. Saturday, April 20, on Avenue M-8 near 42nd Street West, according to a news release from the Lancaster Sheriff&#8217;s Station. 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