Truck driver, 34, killed in rear-end crash east of Indio
A 34-year-old truck driver from the Los Angeles area was killed near Chiriaco Summit when his truck rear-ended another big rig on Interstate 10 east of Indio.
According to California Highway Patrol reports,the male driver, described as a Hispanic man from Los Angeles whose name is being withheld pending notification of kin, was driving at about 74 mph in the No. 2 lane and approached a 1999 Kenworth also traveling in that lane near the Cactus City rest area.
The Kenworth was driven by Arturo Villa, 49, of Tucson, Ariz., and was traveling at a lower speed. For reasons still under investigation, according to the California Highway Patrol, the Freightliner rear-ended the Kenworth.
The impact caused what CHP is calling “complete intrusion damage” to the Freightliner, killing the driver instantly. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
