Fatal Wrong-Way Crash on I-15 in Rancho Cucamonga Involving Stolen SUV Under Investigation
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (VVNG.com) — The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal traffic accident involving a wrong-way driver on the northbound I-15 freeway and Summit Avenue.
The incident occurred at approximately 1:40 pm on August 12, 2024, when dispatch received reports of a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes.
The vehicle, a stolen 2004 GMC Yukon, was reportedly traveling at speeds of 80 mph on the right shoulder.
The SUV exited the freeway via the NB I-15 Summit Avenue on-ramp, and collided head-on with a 2017 Kenworth tractor-trailer, driven by a 63-year-old male resident of West Covina.
The impact left the unidentified Hispanic male adult in the GMC trapped and was later extricated by San Bernardino County Fire Fire. The male was transported by ambulance to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center by ambulance, where he was pronounced deceased at 2:36 pm.
According to CHP logs, at least eight Fontana Police Department patrol vehicles arrived at the scene shortly after the accident and assisted in shutting down the on-ramp.
It is currently unknown whether alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash. The identity of the deceased has not yet been released by the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office.
Witnesses or anyone with further information is encouraged to contact the investigation officer, Officer L. Kendig, at the California Highway Patrol, Rancho Cucamonga Area at (909) 980-3994.
