Lee Acosta, 28, and Miguel Angulo, 29, killed when car crashes into parked semi on shoulder of 10 Freeway in Claremont, California

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/13/2017 - 11:32am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Car crashes into back of semi-truck on EB 10 Fwy in Claremont; 2 killed

Two people died after crashing into the back of a semi-truck stopped on the shoulder of the eastbound 10 Freeway in Claremont early Wednesday morning.

omona, Ontario men die in 10 Freeway crash in Claremont

Shortly before 4 a.m., a Pomona man was driving a 2015 Kia Optima east at a high rate of speed when the vehicle lost control, sending into the back of a tractor-trailer which was parked on the right shoulder of the freeway, according to a California Highway Patrol release. 

Coroner identifies two men killed on 10 Freeway in Claremont

“The Kia pushed the chassis until the chassis collided into the right shoulder wall,” according to a CHP statement. “The Kia remained wedged under the rear of the chassis.”

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Lee Acosta
Miguel Angulo
Roadway: 
10 Freeway

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