Scene of fatal big rig truck accident in Pomona, California
Pomona – A man and woman were struck and killed by a big rig yesterday morning while standing outside their cars on the right shoulder of the eastbound Pomona (60) Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The 3:15 a.m. accident shut down the eastbound Pomona Freeway between the Chino Valley (71) Freeway and Reservoir Street for more than three hours.
Assistant Coroner Chief Ed Winter identified the victims, who were pronounced dead at the scene, as Otis Lee Hall, 20, of Upland, and Sharon Renee Higgins, 20, of Riverside.
CHP Sgt. Charlie Sampson said Higgins, driving a Mustang, pulled over first, and the Lexus was right behind it. The drivers were standing next to the cars when the big rig drifted onto the right shoulder and hit the vehicles and motorists, then overturned, Sampson said.
Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, but the investigation was continuing into why Martin Llamas, 47, of Galt, allowed the truck to drift onto the right shoulder, Sampson said.
Llamas escaped serious injury but was taken to a hospital as a precaution, according to the CHP, which reported that one of the victims was thrown over the side of the freeway onto Garey Avenue.
It took a crane to right the overturned big rig, according to the CHP, which reopened all eastbound lanes shortly before 7 a.m.
My prayers and condolences go out to the family and friends of the victims of this tragic accident.
Both victims who were 20 years old were just starting their lives.
It does appear that both victims’ families will have causes of action against the truck driver for Wrongful Death in a State of California action.
I do not see any excuse why the big rig truck would go onto the shoulder of a freeway and kill two persons standing there. It makes me sick to think that all the truck driver had to do was be a little more careful to prevent this tragedy.
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