A woman died after being struck by a car while running across Avenue P in Palmdale early Saturday morning, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. She was hit near the intersection of Avenue P and 12th Street East at around 1:02 a.m. and later died from her injuries after being rushed to a hospital.
Personnel from the Palmdale Sheriff's Station responded to the scene of the vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision, according to the Palmdale Sheriff's Station. The pedestrian was running across the eastbound lanes of Avenue P when she was struck by a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox that was traveling east in the number one lane, the station said. She was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital in critical condition before dying from her injuries.
Investigation Remains Active, Detective Seeks Tips
The sheriff's station's investigation into the crash is ongoing, and no further details about the circumstances leading up to the collision have been released. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Carbajal at the Palmdale Sheriff's Station at 661-272-2400.
The crash marks the second fatal pedestrian collision reported in Palmdale within roughly six weeks. In mid-September, a woman was struck and killed near Sierra Highway and Avenue P, according to MyNewsLA. Deputies responded to that earlier crash at about 11:20 p.m. on a Wednesday after a report of a pedestrian down, and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Earlier September Crash Also Left Questions Unanswered
In the September case, it was not immediately clear whether the collision was a hit-and-run, and deputies were still investigating hours afterward, the outlet reported. Sierra Highway was shut down north of Rancho Vista Boulevard and south of Avenue O-8 while that investigation continued. No similar roadway-closure details have been released for Saturday's crash on Avenue P.
No information has been released about the driver involved in Saturday's crash, including whether any citations were issued. The circumstances that led the pedestrian to be crossing Avenue P at that hour also remain unknown, and investigators have not said whether the two recent Palmdale pedestrian deaths are connected in any way.
