The coroner's office has released the name of the man killed in a three-vehicle crash in Palmdale that also sent four people to hospitals Saturday afternoon.
Ronald Conley was 64-years-old was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities. His city of residence is not available.
The crash was reported at 4:29 p.m. at 55th Street East and Palmdale Blvd., according to LAFD Dispatch Supervisor Bernard Peters.
Preliminary information indicated a vehicle making a left turn from 55th St. East to Palmdale Blvd. crashed into two vehicles, said Lt. Oscar Martinez of the Palmdale Sheriff's Station.
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One of the injured was airlifted to a hospital and three were transported by ambulances, Martinez said.
A news videographer at the scene said the person killed in the crash was a 70-year-old man. He said that two people, rather than one, were airlifted.
The videographer also said the car making the left turn was a Mercedes GLE 350, which was rear-ended by a Nissan Maxima that also crashed head-on into a Mazda CX. He said the Nissan driver was killed, his passenger was critically injured and two people from the Mazda were the airlifted patients.
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He added that one person declined transport to a hospital.
