A woman driving on a remote Southern California highway died when a thrown rock smashed through her windshield, highway patrol officers reported. The fatal incident took place on Highway 138 near Highway 18 west of Victorville at 12:10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, the California Highway Patrol said in a news release.

A woman was killed early Tuesday when a rock was thrown through her windshield while she was traveling on the westbound Pearblossom (138) Highway in Llano.

Authorities are searching for a suspect after a woman was killed by a rock that was thrown at her windshield on a Southern California highway. On Tuesday, the victim and a passenger were traveling

An uninvolved Mercedes struck the Volkswagen, killing a woman in the passenger seat and injuring a man and child also in the vehicle, officers said and KPIX reported. The driver and passenger in the Mercedes also were taken to a hospital with major injuries.

The California Highway Patrol asked for help tracking down the person who threw a rock at a passing car and killed the woman behind the wheel.

A woman was killed Tuesday morning when someone threw a rock through her car windshield on a desert highway in the Antelope Valley two days after a similar report in the same area. The driver was on Highway 138 near Highway 18 just after midnight when the rock was thrown through her windshield.

A similar incident was reported in the area just two days before on Oct. 6. That driver also told authorities someone had thrown a rock through their windshield.