I-5 CRASH TURNS FATAL

An elderly man is dead after he slammed his sedan into the back of a parked big rig on southbound I-5. The accident happened just before 11:00 Thursday morning when the victim drifted out of the number four lane near Fort Tejon Road.

The semi was parked on the shoulder and was out of the roadway at the time. The CHP is investigating what caused the victim to lose control.

Kelli Pierce