November 3 Porterville Man Killed in Accident on Highway 65, Kern County near Merced Avenue

Tuesday night, November 3 a Porterville man was killed in a head-on collision on Highway 65 in Kern County. He was driving a Chrysler van north on Highway 65 near Merced Avenue around 11 pm Tuesday when he crossed into the southbound lanes and was hit by a semi truck and trailer. The accident caused the semi to overturn, but the driver, Valcyro Yamashita, was uninjured. The Porterville man was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. http://www.nelsonrozier.com/