Driver killed in Palmdale

On May 25, 2022 (Wednesday), at approximately 11:15am, personnel from Palmdale Sheriff’s Station responded to a traffic collision at the intersection of Pearblossom Highway and Cheseboro Road (which is within the incorporated area of the City of Palmdale).

The preliminary facts of this investigation indicate the driver of a silver Saturn sedan was driving north on Cheseboro Road. The Saturn made a left turn from Cheseboro Road in front of a Dodge Ram pick-up truck towing a trailer while driving east on Pearblossom Highway, and a collision occurred. As a result of the collision, the 87-year-old male was pronounced deceased at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.

Pearblossom Highway was closed to routine traffic between 60th Street East and Fort Tejon Road until approximately 4:00 PM while this incident was being investigated.

Anyone with information regarding the traffic collision is encouraged to call Palmdale Station’s Traffic Department at 661-272-2400.