FONTANA: I-10 chain reaction crash kills Rancho Cucamonga woman
FONTANA: I-10 chain reaction crash kills Rancho Cucamonga woman
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A fast-moving tow truck rear-ended a compact car on a freeway off-ramp in Fontana, killing a 32-year-old Rancho Cucamonga woman and triggering a chain-reaction wreck, say coroner’s officials and California Highway Patrol officers.
Ivette Celia Delgado Arauz died at the scene of the 8:25 a.m. crash Wednesday, March 18, along eastbound Interstate 10 at Sierra Avenue.
Arauz’s Honda Fit hatchback was struck from behind by a 2006 International tow truck driven by Fontana resident Rodrigo Marin Mota, CHP Officer Jesus Garcia said in a written statement.
“Due to … unsafe speed, (Mota) was unable to stop as he approached stopped traffic ahead of his vehicle,” according to the statement. “As a result, a chain reaction collision took place.”
After the impact shoved the hatchback onto the right shoulder, the tow truck hit a Chevy Impala that lurched into the back of a Toyota pickup truck, the CHP said. The pickup then rear-ended a Toyota Camry that hit a Ford F150 pickup truck — that hit a Toyota Prius.
Three of those motorists complained of pain and were taken to area hospitals for examination and treatment, the CHP said.
The investigation is continuing.
