CHP identifies Atascadero man killed in crash with semi-truck
January 29, 2024
By KAREN VELIE
The CHP has identified the Atascadero man killed in a crash with a semi-truck on on Highway 99 in Bakersfield on Jan. 3 as 43-year-old Victor Smith.
Shortly after 3:30 a.m., the Atascadero man was headed northbound in a Prius. The semi-truck driver, who was also headed northbound in the slow lane, then rear ended the Prius.
Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.
CHP officers have deemed the crash accidental.
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