INCIDENT: Fatal Traffic Collision
DATE: December 12, 2025
TIME: Approximately 9:17 p.m.
LOCATION: 47th Street East / Avenue R-8
UNIT: Lancaster Sheriff Station
On December 22nd, 2025, at approximately 9:17 PM, personnel from Palmdale Sheriff’s Station responded to a motor vehicle collision on 47th Street East at the intersection of Avenue R-8, which is within the area of the City of Palmdale.
The preliminary facts of this investigation indicate at approximately 9:15 PM, a male Hispanic adult was driving a 2007 silver Cadillac Escalade south on 47th Street East at an unknown high rate of speed. The driver failed to stop for a red light at the intersection of Avenue R-8 and collided into a 2018 silver Honda HR-V who was making a left turn onto Avenue R-8 from the northbound lanes of 47th Street East. The driver of the silver Escalade lost control of his vehicle and became air born. The driver of the silver Escalade collided into a 2002 green Cadillac Escalade, who was driving north on 47th Street East in the number two lane. The silver Escalade continued south on 47th Street East and collided into a 2019 gray Honda CR-V, who was driving north on 47th Street East in the number two lane. The driver of the silver Escalade was transported to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
This investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding the traffic collision is encouraged to call Palmdale Station’s Traffic Department at 661-272-2400
If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
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Robert G. Luna, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
