Driver killed after crashing into NB 15 freeway sign in Hesperia
HESPERIA, Calif. (VVNG.com) — The driver of a pickup truck was killed after crashing into a freeway sign on the I-15 freeway in the City of Hesperia.
It happened just before 10:00 am, on Saturday, October 26, 2024, on the NB I-15 just before the Main Street offramp.
For reasons still unknown, the gray Nissan Titan lost control and slammed into the steel freeway sign along the right hand shoulder for the Main Street offramp, exit 143.
San Bernardino County Fire responded to the scene and confirmed the driver was trapped inside the mangled truck and would require extrication.
Moments later the male driver and sole occupant of the truck was pronounced deceased at the scene. Firefighters were able to remove him from the vehicle and the body was placed along Mariposa Road covered with a yellow sheet.
All northbound lanes of the NB I-15 were temporarily stopped for emergency personnel. The no. 3 lane remains closed for the removal of the truck.
Mariposa Road is expected to be closed in both directions between Joshua Street and Main Street for several hours.
The cause of the accident is currently under investigation by the California Highway Patrol.
