Driver Arrested After Passenger Dies in Crash
A Lancaster man was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter early Sunday morning after the car he was driving crashed, killing a passenger, authorities said.
Gary Hardy, 35, was driving north on Bouquet Canyon Road, just south of Lake Elizabeth Road, when he lost control of the car and crashed into a telephone pole, California Highway Patrol Officer Ken Lane said.
The accident killed 26-year-old Tina Marie Peterson of Lancaster, who had been sitting in the rear right passenger seat and was thrown from the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hardy and two other passengers suffered moderate injuries in the 3:26 a.m. accident and were taken to Antelope Valley Hospital, Lane said. Hardy later was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and felony driving under the influence.
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