Manuel Velasquez Garcia, 44, and Ricardo Gomez Perez, 54, both die when their semi-trucks collide head-on on I-5 near Buttonwillow, California

Modified Date: 
Wed, 07/13/2022 - 12:49am
Accident Date: 
Monday, July 11, 2022

CHP reports 2 killed in big-rig collision

Officers with the Buttonwillow area office said the driver of a 2014 Freightliner in the northbound lanes veered across the road for an unknown reason around 3:25 a.m. and struck a 2009 Kenworth that was heading south in the southbound lanes.

2 big rig drivers killed in crash that closed SB I-5 near Twisselman Rd

The California Highway Patrol said two big rigs crashed Monday morning on southbound I-5, south of Twissleman Road, and both drivers were killed. That area of southbound I-5 is still closed.

Coroner ID’s 2 killed in head-on big-rig collision

Ricardo Gomez Perez, 54, of Healdsburg, and Manuel Velasquez Garcia, 44, of Montclair, were both pronounced dead at 3:25 a.m. at the scene of the crash, according to a coroner’s office report.

Topics: 
Head-on
People Involved: 
Manuel Velasquez Garcia
Ricardo Gomez Perez
Roadway: 
I-5