Loose tire kills driver on Southern California freeway during Monday morning commute

[ad_1] A driver was killed on Monday morning following a crash on the 60 freeway in Pomona.

A tire from an enormous rig got here free in site visitors and smashed via the windshield of a white sedan within the eastbound lanes, fatally placing the motive force, in line with KABC. The incident occurred simply earlier than 2:30 a.m. close to the South Garey Avenue offramp, in line with logs from the California Freeway Patrol.

Video from the scene confirmed firefighters engaged on the wreckage of a white sedan with the driverside windshield shattered and caved in with an enormous rig tire close by.

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<img class="image" alt="The California Highway Patrol located a blue truck on the westbound 60 Freeway just west of Gary Avenue in Pomona. The driver of the truck had lost the rear driver’s side tire, which flew off and struck another vehicle, resulting in a fatality on the eastbound side of the freeway at Garey Avenue." srcset="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/47bf4be/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2340x1560+138+0/resize/320x213!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F58%2F3019bd754c09b86c7ebd5a6e7f5d%2Fme-fatal-pomona-freeway-crash-5599.JPG 320w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/66387d2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2340x1560+138+0/resize/568x379!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F58%2F3019bd754c09b86c7ebd5a6e7f5d%2Fme-fatal-pomona-freeway-crash-5599.JPG 568w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dc4924d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2340x1560+138+0/resize/768x512!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F58%2F3019bd754c09b86c7ebd5a6e7f5d%2Fme-fatal-pomona-freeway-crash-5599.JPG 768w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f16d14b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2340x1560+138+0/resize/1024x683!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F58%2F3019bd754c09b86c7ebd5a6e7f5d%2Fme-fatal-pomona-freeway-crash-5599.JPG 1024w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0d69ff4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2340x1560+138+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F58%2F3019bd754c09b86c7ebd5a6e7f5d%2Fme-fatal-pomona-freeway-crash-5599.JPG 1200w" sizes="100vw" width="1200" height="800" src="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0d69ff4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2340x1560+138+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F58%2F3019bd754c09b86c7ebd5a6e7f5d%2Fme-fatal-pomona-freeway-crash-5599.JPG" decoding="async" loading="lazy"/> 2

<img class="image" alt="California Highway Patrol officers from the Baldwin Park Station responded to a two-vehicle traffic collision" srcset="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c7f58b8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2241x1494+106+0/resize/320x213!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb7%2F29bfb3ce4234ae7ade90d59a4b8e%2Fme-fatal-pomona-freeway-crash-5597.PNG 320w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ab3be54/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2241x1494+106+0/resize/568x379!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb7%2F29bfb3ce4234ae7ade90d59a4b8e%2Fme-fatal-pomona-freeway-crash-5597.PNG 568w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5842c1d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2241x1494+106+0/resize/768x512!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb7%2F29bfb3ce4234ae7ade90d59a4b8e%2Fme-fatal-pomona-freeway-crash-5597.PNG 768w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f5eb84e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2241x1494+106+0/resize/1024x683!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb7%2F29bfb3ce4234ae7ade90d59a4b8e%2Fme-fatal-pomona-freeway-crash-5597.PNG 1024w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f81e04f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2241x1494+106+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb7%2F29bfb3ce4234ae7ade90d59a4b8e%2Fme-fatal-pomona-freeway-crash-5597.PNG 1200w" sizes="100vw" width="1200" height="800" src="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f81e04f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2241x1494+106+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb7%2F29bfb3ce4234ae7ade90d59a4b8e%2Fme-fatal-pomona-freeway-crash-5597.PNG" decoding="async" loading="lazy"/> 1. The California Freeway Patrol positioned a blue truck on the westbound 60 Freeway simply west of Gary Avenue in Pomona. The motive force of the truck had misplaced the rear driver’s aspect tire, which flew off and struck one other car, leading to a fatality on the eastbound aspect of the freeway at Garey Avenue. 2. Officers positioned a brown Kia simply east of Garey Avenue on the eastbound freeway. A second car, recognized as a white automobile with a crashed windshield, was discovered with an unresponsive driver inside. (KNN.NEWS)