Fatal Traffic Crash on Mount Emma Road

Palmdale, CA.- On Sunday, August 24, 2025, at approximately 8:27 a.m., California Highway Patrol Antelope Valley Area (CHP AV) personnel responded to a late reported, fatal traffic crash on Mount Emma Road, east of Angeles Forest Highway. CHP AV believes the crash may have occurred last Tuesday, August 19, 2025.

Preliminarily information indicates a 2004 Toyota Corolla was being driven westbound on Mount Emma Road, just east of Angeles Forest Highway. For reasons still under investigation, the Toyota left the roadway and descended approximately 100 feet down a steep embankment. Tragically, both occupants sustained fatal injuries as a resulf.

Family members had reported the occupants missing and actively started searching canyon roads in the area. On August 24, 2025, they noticed physical evidence consistent with a vehicle leaving the surface of the highway. They traversed the embankment and ultimately found the crashed Toyota and their deceased family members inside. They notified law enforcement, and CHP AV responded to the scene.

A second, unrelated crashed vehicle was near the Toyota. CHP investigators contacted the registered owner, and the individual provided video evidence confirming the collisions were unrelated.

The involvement of alcohol and/or drugs as a factor in this crash remains unknown but is being investigated.

For additional information regarding the deceased, please contact the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office at (323) 343-0512, referencing case numbers 2025-13514 and 2025-13516.

Anyone with information regarding this crash is encouraged to contact the California Highway Patrol Antelope Valley Area office at (661) 743-6060 during business hours. After hours, please contact the Los Angeles Traffic Management Center at (323) 259-3200.