Saturday, February 7, 2015

FATAL HEAD-ON COLLISION BETWEEN A CAR AND A SEMI-TRUCK IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA





 

FATAL HEAD-ON COLLISION BETWEEN A CAR AND A SEMI-TRUCK IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA





February 7, 2015




BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Bakersfield's Di Giorgio Road is back open following a three hour closure of the lanes due to a deadly head-on collision between a car, and a semi-truck.




The road reopened overnight following the incident.  




The accident happened around 12 a.m. this morning on Di Giorgio Road, just a half mile west of south Edison Road. According to officials with California Highway Patrol, a man driving a Toyota sedan crashed head-on into a semi-truck.




The driver of the car was killed instantly. Officials say however, that the person behind the wheel of the semi-truck was not injured.




The exact cause of the crash is still unknown—and whether or not drugs, alcohol, or speed was a factor in the incident.




The identity of the victim has not yet been released.