ACTON, CA – A man was killed, and another was seriously injured after a suspected DUI accident in Acton this weekend, according to MyNewsLA.
The single-vehicle crash occurred on Antelope Valley Freeway (Highway 14) near Mountain Springs Road at about 8:50 p.m. Sunday evening when a 1995 Toyota went off the side of the roadway.
The Toyota, driven by 41-year-old Palmdale man Allen Gaitan, went down the side of an embankment before colliding with a fence.
Gaitan died at the scene, and a passenger was taken to the hospital after receiving serious injuries.
The passenger’s identity has not yet been revealed.
Authorities are continuing to investigate the collision, which they believed was caused in part by intoxicated driving.