Luis Mendez Jr and Passenger Killed in Truck Accident on Interstate 5 [Merced County, CA]

Truck Driver and Passenger Fatally Injured in Rear-End Crash near West Shields Avenue

 
MERCED COUNTY, CA (July 17, 2018) – Two people were killed Tuesday morning after their truck collided with another truck on Interstate 5.
 
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident took place shortly after 5:00 AM near West Shields Avenue. A 2014 Peterbilt, driven by 25-year-old Arvin resident Luis Mendez Jr, failed to notice that the traffic ahead had slowed.
 
Mendez’s truck rear-ended a 1998 Freightliner, which was ultimately forced into a 2011 International truck. The impact fatally injured Mendez and his unidentified female passenger, and they were both pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders. There were no other injuries reported by the authorities.
 
An investigation is ongoing to determine what might have caused Mendez to collide with the stopped big rigs. No additional information has been disclosed to the public at this time.

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Sweet Law offers our heartfelt condolences and sincerest sympathies to the family and friends of Luis Mendez Jr and the other deceased victim. Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time of losing a loved one. May they both rest in peace.

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