Officials and Residents Angry Over Angeles Crest Truck Crash
Michael P. Ehline, P.C.
April 04, 2009
April 2, 2009 (by Otto Smyth)
According to reports by La Canada Caltrans accident attorneys, the driver of a big rig has been arrested after losing control of his truck while descending on Angeles Crest Highway, killing 2 and injuring 12.
The accident occurred at the intersection of La Canada Flintridge when the tractor-trailer went out of control colliding with several vehicles and driving into a shopping complex. In the busy retail section of boutiques and restaurants, where witness Melissa Watkins who was working at the coffee bar inside the Flintridge Bookstore stated the hood was up on the truck and it was jackknifing while bouncing off of things.
The two people were killed were father and daughter, they have been identified as Angelina Posca age 12 and Angel Jorge Posca age 58 residents of Palmdale according to the coroners office.
Twelve people were also injured in the collision, three that were transported to the hospital in critical condition. According to Los Angeles County Fire Captain Mike Brown, one of the critically injured victims was airlifted to a hospital and four others of the injured were transported to local hospitals.
Capt. Brown also stated that emergency workers pulled motorists from vehicles and dug through debris in the bookstore and nail salon searching for injured victims. The Los Angeles Fire Captain also stated firefighters assessed the bookstore and have deemed the structure unsafe due to the extensive damage.
According to reports the big rig car carrier after loosing control in the vicinity of Foothill Boulevard and Angeles Crest then struck a bookstore and then into a nail salon pinning the owner.
Mayor Laura Olhasso released a statement on Wednesday evening after the big rig lost control and demanded immediate action by Caltrans. After they have ignored repeated requests to ban tractor-trailers from using the highway as a short cut to the L.A. Basin.
Officials from La Canada Flintridge have been in dispute with the California Department of Transportation the past year as they stated the intersection is well-known to be an area for runaway trucks.
Officials sent a letter approximately one month ago urging that trucks be ban from using the mountain route and they also suggested that signs be put up warning truck drivers of the steep grade to Caltrans. Contact a Caltrans Accident attorney for more info.
According to reports by La Canada Caltrans accident attorneys, the driver of a big rig has been arrested after losing control of his truck while descending on Angeles Crest Highway, killing 2 and injuring 12.
The accident occurred at the intersection of La Canada Flintridge when the tractor-trailer went out of control colliding with several vehicles and driving into a shopping complex. In the busy retail section of boutiques and restaurants, where witness Melissa Watkins who was working at the coffee bar inside the Flintridge Bookstore stated the hood was up on the truck and it was jackknifing while bouncing off of things.
The two people were killed were father and daughter, they have been identified as Angelina Posca age 12 and Angel Jorge Posca age 58 residents of Palmdale according to the coroners office.
Twelve people were also injured in the collision, three that were transported to the hospital in critical condition. According to Los Angeles County Fire Captain Mike Brown, one of the critically injured victims was airlifted to a hospital and four others of the injured were transported to local hospitals.
Capt. Brown also stated that emergency workers pulled motorists from vehicles and dug through debris in the bookstore and nail salon searching for injured victims. The Los Angeles Fire Captain also stated firefighters assessed the bookstore and have deemed the structure unsafe due to the extensive damage.
According to reports the big rig car carrier after loosing control in the vicinity of Foothill Boulevard and Angeles Crest then struck a bookstore and then into a nail salon pinning the owner.
Mayor Laura Olhasso released a statement on Wednesday evening after the big rig lost control and demanded immediate action by Caltrans. After they have ignored repeated requests to ban tractor-trailers from using the highway as a short cut to the L.A. Basin.
Officials from La Canada Flintridge have been in dispute with the California Department of Transportation the past year as they stated the intersection is well-known to be an area for runaway trucks.
Officials sent a letter approximately one month ago urging that trucks be ban from using the mountain route and they also suggested that signs be put up warning truck drivers of the steep grade to Caltrans. Contact a Caltrans Accident attorney for more info.
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