Crash Kills Caltrans Worker on 5 Freeway in San Clemente

Published on July 23, 2024

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—A Caltrans worker was fatally struck by a tow truck Monday while trying to pick up trash on the San Diego (5) Freeway in San Clemente. The crash happened about 9:35 a.m. on the northbound side of the freeway just north of Avenue Palizado, according to California Highway Patrol Officer B. Kinsey. Two Caltrans workers had pulled over to the right shoulder of the freeway to pick up some debris when a freeway service patrol tow truck driver veered off the road onto the shoulder and slammed into the Caltrans vehicle and ran over the worker, Mr. Kinsey said....

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