Two males, aged 17 and 18, were killed in a two- vehicle crash in Palmdale, and one of the motorists fled the scene on foot.
The crash occurred at approximately 10:20 p.m. Jan. 30 in the area of 10th Street West and Avenue O-8, where the two victims were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a watch sergeant at the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s Palmdale station. The victims were identified as Sergio Martinez, 18, and Albert Cruz, 17, both of Palmdale.
Paramedics dispatched to the location at 10:26 p.m. reported that two other people suffered injuries but declined to be transported to an area hospital, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher.
According to witnesses at the scene, a driver of a black vehicle was fleeing from a previous crash when he drove through an intersection and T-boned a silver Honda, killing two people inside that car. The driver of the black vehicle allegedly fled the scene on foot.
Sheriff’s officials urged anyone with information regarding the crash to call them at (661) 272-2400.
