Wrong-Way Driver Is Killed
A 33-year-old Sunland man died Wednesday morning after he smashed his car into a semi-truck while driving the wrong way on California 23 in Moorpark.
The man, whose name has not yet been released, was driving his 1988 Honda Civic north in the southbound lanes about 4:20 a.m. when he collided with the cab of the tractor-trailer just south of New Los Angeles Avenue.
The truck’s driver, Ricardo Elias, 55, of San Bernardino, tried to swerve out of the way, but the head-on collision killed the car’s driver instantly.
The truck had damage to its right front axle and a front diesel tank, and was towed away.
Officer George Myers of the California Highway Patrol’s Moorpark station said California 23’s southbound lanes were closed for about 2 1/2 hours.
The CHP is still investigating the incident.
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