Crash on I-5 Kills One Person near Buttonwillow

December 11, 2011- A man from San Jose was killed Sunday on Interstate 5 after a crash flipped his vehicle, near Buttonwillow, west of Bakersfield. The accident occurred at about 1 PM.

Lope Cruz Fuentes, of San Jose, was northbound on I-5, south of Buena Vista Road, just north of Highway 223, in his Mitsubishi SUV. Fuentes drifted into the center median of the freeway. He tried to drive back onto the highway and over-corrected, causing the SUV to roll several times.

Fuentes died at the scene of the accident. Three passengers in the Mitsubishi suffered moderate to major injuries and were taken to the hospital.

If you need a lawyer please call Attorney John Rozier, your personal injury specialist handling all types of crashes. I am located in Visalia, north of Bakersfield 559-713-0159.

Major dust storm closes roads

October 27, 2009--A major dust storm yesterday closed roads, caused accidents and resulted in warnings.  Kings County saw gusts of up to 43 mph while wind speed in Fresno hit 27 mph.  After a big rig collision Tuesday morning the CHP closed Avenue 71/2 at road 9 to Avenue 7 in Madera County.  The driver of the truck and at least two others were reported injured.

In Kings County CHP officers called for the help of the Lemoore Naval Air Station for the use of water trucks to reduce the dust.  Near Buttonwillow in Kern County winds forced the closure of State Route 119 from Interstate 5 to State Route 43.  In Fresno police reported malfunctioning traffic signals at several locations throughout the city.

After the multi-fatality collision in Kern county 2 weeks ago which killed at least 3 and involved 11 vehicles in a massive dust storm, officials are using great caution.   www.nelsonrozier.com