A man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Palmdale Friday.

California Highway Patrol officers responded at 12:53 a.m. Friday to the northbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway and the Pearblossom Highway exit, where they found the damaged vehicles, CHP Officer Elizabeth Kravig told City News Service.

The crash left debris scattered over the freeway.

Paramedics from the Los Angeles County Fire Department arrived and pronounced the victim dead at the scene, Kravig said.

The victim was later identified as 51-year-old Charles Jenkins, according to the Los Angeles County Office of Medical Examiner. Jenkins’ city of residence was not available.

The crash closed all lanes of the northbound freeway at the Pearblossom exit for at least two hours.

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