Tag: big rig

Driver in Big Rig Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash on 91 Freeway

June 6, 2022
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—A 57-year-old motorist driving a big rig was killed when his vehicle was rear-ended by another vehicle Sunday on the Artesia (91) Freeway in Long Beach, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 1:10 a.m. on the eastbound freeway, west of Susana Road. The driver who triggered the crash was arrested, the California…

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Stolen Big Rig Overnight Pursuit Ends With Standoff in Santa Ana

November 4, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A more than 12-hour police pursuit and standoff with a man in a stolen big rig came to an end Thursday morning, Nov. 4, with hundreds of thousands of motorists frustrated during the morning rush hour on the Garden Grove (55) Freeway in Santa Ana. After a chase that began in East Los Angeles around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, the…

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One Killed in Fiery Freeway Crash in Anaheim

January 7, 2021
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ANAHEIM (CNS)—The driver of a big rig was killed Jan. 7 in a fiery crash on the eastbound Riverside (91) Freeway in Anaheim. Officers responded about 3 a.m. to the crash near the Kraemer Boulevard off-ramp and found the tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames, according to the California Highway Patrol. Video from the scene showed…

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