Crash on Avenue J at 5TH St E, Lancaster, California

Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 8:20 PM

Fatal crashPedestrian involved1 vehicle

Reporting agency: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office
Report number: 026-07368-1133-149

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

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Where and when

Location: Avenue J at 5TH St E
City, county: Lancaster, Los Angeles County
Collision type: Vehicle/Pedestrain
Motor vehicle involved with: Pedestrian
Pedestrian action: Crossing - Not in Crosswalk
Posted speed limit: 40 mph
Primary collision factor cited: No
Weather: Clear
Light: Dark-Street Lights
Road surface: No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run: No
People involved: 3
Injured: 0
Killed: 1

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2016 Infiniti QX50

Burgundy Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel: East
Maneuver: Proceeding Straight

Driver, male, 32Restraint: Occupant None in Vehicle. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
Not injured
Passenger, female, under 18Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
Not injured

Not in a vehicle

Pedestrian, male, 35Restraint: Occupant None in Vehicle
Fatal

What the officer recorded

Violation cited: 21954(a)as recorded on the report
Unit 2 violation cited: VC SECTION VIOLATED - 23152(a)as recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver condition: CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report

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Nearby and recent

122 crashes recorded on Avenue J in Lancaster in the last 12 months, 73 with injuries.

All Lancaster crashes, May 2026

About this record

Source: CHP CCRS
Updates: Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here: October 25, 2026
Last updated: October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out: Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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