Traffic & Transit
Man Killed In Calimesa Area I-10 Crash, CHP Reports
The CHP says a truck crashed off the freeway and into a fence before slamming into a building.
CALIMESA, CA — A 54-year-old Yucaipa man died in a crash this week on Interstate 10 in the Calimesa area, the California Highway Patrol reports. The deadly wreck happened just after 6 p.m. Tuesday along the westbound side of the freeway, just west of County Line Road.
According to CHP Officer Ivan Sandoval, the victim was a passenger in a white Ford boxtruck, while another Yucaipa man was at the wheel.
"For reasons still under investigation, the driver allowed his vehicle to travel off the roadway and collided into a chain-link fence bordering the north edge of Interstate 10," Sandoval said in a news release. "The Ford continued northwest and collided into a building."
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The passenger died at the scene, while the driver had minor injuries, according to the officer.
The victim's name was not immediately released.
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Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to call Officer Duran at the San Bernardino CHP Office at (909) 383-4247.
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