Santiago Cabezas Killed in Highway 14 DUI Crash With Semi-Truck [Santa Clarita, CA]

Santiago Cabezas Dies in DUI Collision With Big Rig on Highway 14 Near Sierra Highway

 
SANTA CLARITA, CA (January 24, 2020) — A Santa Ana teen died Thursday in a suspected DUI crash with a semi-truck along Highway 14 near Sierra Highway.
 
California Highway Patrol officers received word of the crash around 1:04 a.m.
 
According to Josh Greengard with the CHP Newhall office, a white Honda Civic, heading southbound on Highway 14 at a high rate of speed, struck a red Volvo semi-truck on the right shoulder.
 
It appears that the white Honda Civic plowed into the rear of the truck, killing the driver. Police identified Santa Ana resident, 19-year-old Santiago Cabezas.
 
So far, the details remain unclear, but authorities believe excessive speed and impairment might have played a role in the crash.
 
The driver of the Volvo truck escaped harm, and as a result of the accident, officials closed one lane for four hours as they investigated.

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No one should ever have to learn about this tragic news. Sweet Lawyers would like to express their heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of Santiago Cabezas.

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