According to the Los Angeles County Palmdale Sheriff's Station, the wreck, which also left the other driver with major injuries, occurred around 7:10 p.m., January 25, near Rancho Vista Boulevard and Dunbar Street.
Palmdale, CA – A driver who was allegedly traveling at high speeds rear-ended another car and died Sunday evening near an intersection in Palmdale.
The driver was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner as 23-year-old Jahlani Newman.
According to the Los Angeles County Palmdale Sheriff's Station, the wreck, which also left the other driver with major injuries, occurred around 7:10 p.m., January 25, near Rancho Vista Boulevard and Dunbar Street.
Newman was allegedly driving a 2019 Audi RS 3 at a high rate when he rear-ended a 2004 Scion xB near the intersection. He died from injuries suffered in the crash.
The driver of the Audi was hospitalized with major injuries. Their condition remained unknown.
The collision is under investigation.
In 2023, speeding was a major contributor to traffic deaths in California, accounting for about 32 % of all motor vehicle fatalities in the state — roughly 1,303 deaths where speed was a primary or contributing factor. This represents a nearly 10 % decline from the previous year's total, although it remains a substantial portion of statewide traffic fatalities. Unsafe speed itself was the most common primary crash factor in these fatal and serious injury collisions, involved in about 73.7 % of cases, followed by alcohol or drug impairment (14 %) and improper turning (3.8 %). Rear-end collisions were the leading crash type in speeding-related fatal and serious injury crashes, followed by hitting fixed objects and broadside impacts. Males, especially ages 15–34, were disproportionately represented among victims. Speed-related fatal crashes peaked in late evening and early overnight hours, reflecting higher risk during those periods.
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