Both Motorcyclist Killed Has Been ID After A Head-On Crash Into Pickup Truck On Hwy 18

LLANO, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A 48-year-old Palmdale woman died Sunday afternoon when her motorcycle crashed head-on into a pickup truck on Highway 18, authorities said.

California Highway Patrol and firefighters from San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to the fatal traffic collision. The crash was reported at about 1:16pm, Sunday February 27, 2022. The traffic collision location was on eastbound Pearblossom Highway (Hwy 18) by the bridge over the train track, near 263rd Street in the town of Liano.

The woman was driving a 2020 black Harley-Davidson motorcycle, with a male passenger, eastbound on Hwy 18, when “for an unknown reason the riders traveled over the double yellow lines into the westbound lane,” the CHP report states. The motorcyclists crashed head-on into a 2021 silver Toyota Tundra that was traveling westbound on Hwy 18, according to the CHP report.

CHP officials said driver of the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene and the male rider a passenger was in critical condition. Firefighters requested a medical helicopter to transport the rider to a local trauma center. Los Angeles Sheriff Air Rescue Helicopter #5 landed on the highway to transport the rider to Antelope Valley Hospital in critical condition. No update on the male condition. The pickup truck’s driver and passenger only had minor injuries in the collision.

The deceased motorcyclist has been identified as 48-year-old Gina Jones of Palmdale, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. 

Update on the motorcycle passenger has been identified as 20-year-old Philmillion Jones was removed from life support and his organs will be donated.

Her family is asking for donations to assist with burial expenses, as well as financial assistance for the children left behind. Anyone wishing to donate a GoFundMe account has been setup.

No further details have been provided at this time. Anyone with information on this collision is encouraged to contact Officer T. Lee at the CHP Antelope Valley Area office at 661-948-8541. Please check for updates on this incident.

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