Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Woman, 83, Remains in Coma After 4-Car Crash on Freeway

An 83-year-old woman remained in a coma Monday after a four-car crash on the Antelope Valley Freeway that injured two other people, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Lillian Roth of Bishop in the Owens Valley suffered major injuries in Sunday night’s collision and was in a coma in the intensive care unit of Palmdale Medical Center, CHP Officer Tom Hastain said.

Jessica Enbody, 19, of Canyon Country also suffered major injuries in the crash. She was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center, Hastain said.

Elizabeth Banitem, 30, of Palmdale was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital, where she was treated for minor injuries and released. Gilbert Rojas, 30, of Lancaster was uninjured in the crash.

Roth was southbound at 70 to 75 m.p.h. when her car drifted across the divider and collided with Banitem’s vehicle about 8:45 p.m., Hastain said.

Banitem’s car then struck Rojas’ vehicle, which skidded and collided with Enbody’s car, he said.

All three lanes of northbound traffic were closed as CHP officers investigated the accident. Traffic was backed up more than 20 miles to Santiago Road, according to the CHP.