Esmeralda Rangel, 23, and Ericka Gonzalez, 26, killed in crash at 100th Street East and East Avenue R in Palmdale, California

Modified Date: 
Sun, 01/08/2023 - 1:01am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, January 5, 2023

Two Women Killed in Palmdale Crash

Video from the scene showed a white GMC pickup truck having broad-sided a red Hyundai Venue compact SUV and an officer administering a field sobriety test to a man before he was handcuffed and placed in a patrol car.

Two Women Killed in Palmdale Crash ID’d

The women were identified as 26-year-old Ericka Gonzalez of Los Angeles and 23-year-old Esmeralda Rangel of Little Rock, according to the coroner’s office.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Esmeralda Rangel
Ericka Gonzalez