Lancaster, CA.- The man who was killed in a multi-vehicle collision that left several other parties injured on the Antelope (14) Freeway in Lancaster early Sunday morning has been identified.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash was reported at about 1 a.m. November 30, 2025, on the northbound side of the freeway at 20th Street West.
According to a preliminary investigation, four vehicles were involved in the collision. The manner in which the vehicles collided was not immediately determined.
Authorities said one person died in the crash. The Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as George Avendano, 25.
Five other parties were taken to hospital with unspecified injuries.
All northbound lanes of the freeway were closed at 20th Street West for approximately four hours as authorities conducted an investigation into the incident. The California Highway Patrol is still investigating the crash.
In 2022, Lancaster reported a total of 1753 injuries and fatalities due to traffic accidents. This made the city among the top five most dangerous cities in California in terms of auto-accidents. The city’s crash statistics are part of a broader statewide trend, with California consistently ranking high in total traffic fatalities and injuries. Specific breakdowns for Lancaster in 2022 reveal that there were 130 alcohol-related accidents (7.4%) while speed was a factor in 163 of the accidents (9.2%). Motorcyclists were mostly affected with the city recording 67 accidents and having an OTS ranking of 7/61. The Lancaster Police Department actively conducts DUI checkpoints and other enforcement actions to mitigate these incidents, with locations selected based on data regarding reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The city’s crash data, like all municipal data in California, is collected and stored within the California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS). This data is used by entities like the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to rank cities and allocate grant funding for safety programs.
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