A 29-year-old woman was killed in a two-vehicle, head-on crash in Palmdale that involved a suspected drunk driver, authorities said Friday.
About 6:50 p.m. Thursday, a 2014 Jeep Wrangler driven by Mary Kruppe, 35, of Pearblossom was traveling southbound on 50th Street East, north of Avenue P, at an unknown speed when she drove into the southbound lanes and collided head-on with a 2010 Mazda 3, killing the driver, according to Officer Jason Murawski of the California Highway Patrol.
The victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was identified as Jessica Ordaz of Lancaster, Murawski said.
Kruppe was transported to a hospital with moderate injuries, he said.
Alcohol was believed to have been a factor in the collision, Murawski said.