Parked cargo container trucks are seen in a street, Wednesday, Oct. 20, in Wilmington, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an order that aims to ease bottlenecks at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach that have spilled over into neighborhoods where cargo trucks are clogging residential streets. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
LAKE ELSINORE (CNS) - The driver of a sedan died after slamming into the back of a big rig that was stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore, authorities said today.
The crash occurred at 9:15 p.m. Friday on the southbound side of the freeway south of Franklin Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
According to investigators, the truck driver had pulled over to inspect a noise coming from the rear of his trailer.
About 15 to 30 seconds later, a 2006 Honda Accord drove into the right shoulder, for unknown reasons, and slammed into the rear of the big rig at
about 60 mph. The car was crushed underneath the trailer and the driver became trapped in the driver's seat, according to the CHP.
The Honda's driver, identified as Rafael Marchan, 29, of Wildomar, was
