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    Woman, Daughter Killed in Box Truck Accident on Interstate 5 near Patterson

    Published on: Mar 4, 2021 | By Chuck Innocent Tags: #box truck #California #California Highway Patrol #fatal accident #Interstate 5 #Patterson

    Quick Facts:

    Where: The accident occurred on Interstate 5 near Patterson, California.

    What Happened: A box truck allegedly rear-ended a car while the driver was distracted.

    Participants:

    • Daniel Vega, driver of car
    • Adult passenger in car
    • Child passenger in car
    • Catarino Torres Jr, driver of box truck

    Reported Injuries/Fatalities:

    • Passenger in car, 30, killed
    • Child passenger in car, 9, killed
    • Daniel Vega, 25, injured

    Details:

    On or about Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021, around 1:00 in the afternoon, an accident between a box truck and a car left a woman and her daughter dead. Highway Patrol officials said the accident happened in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 just outside Patterson, California.

    Police said Catarino Torres Jr was driving a box truck when he allegedly took his eyes off the road and rear-ended a Toyota driven by 25-year-old Daniel Vega. A 30-year-old woman and her 9-year-old daughter in the Toyota died of their injuries a short time after the collision. Paramedics transported Vega to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries. Torres was reportedly unhurt.

    Caltrans officials closed several of the southbound lanes on Interstate 5 in order to tend to the scene of the crash.

    California Highway Patrol is assisting in the investigation.

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