PALMDALE – A 19-year-old driver killed in a single-vehicle crash in Palmdale was identified Monday.
A Honda Accord was speeding northbound on Sierra Highway when it struck a light pole at Technology Drive about 12:40 a.m. Saturday, according to a watch commander at the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
He was later identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner as George Perez.
Firefighters and paramedics dispatched to the scene at 12:42 a.m. Saturday rushed one person, identified as a passenger in critical condition, to a hospital, a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher reported.