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A woman was killed in a head-on automobile crash in Santa Clarita, authorities said Saturday.
One of the drivers involved in the crash, which was reported at 11:49 p.m. Friday in the area of Golden Valley and Soledad Canyon roads, was detained at the scene and being investigated for possibly driving under the influence of alcohol, according to Lt. Rob Hahnlein of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
“One vehicle was going northbound on Golden Valley and the other vehicle was going southbound, when they sort of side-swiped each other,” said Sgt. Wayne Waterman of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
Hahnlein said the detained driver was traveling in a Honda on Golden Valley Road when he crossed over the center divider and struck another Honda.
The woman in the other Honda died at the scene, authorities said. A third vehicle struck the cars involved in the initial crash, according to Hahnlein.
In addition to the deceased driver, one person suffered critical injuries and another suffered minor injuries, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It wasn’t clear which patients were traveling in which cars.
—City News Service