Vehicle Crash Involving Crane Truck on Highway 58, Ends Fatally, in Buttonwillow

February 17, 2015- A semi truck collision takes the lives of two people on Tuesday, in Kern County.  The Buttonwillow vehicle accident happened on Highway 58 and Palomas Road, at approximately 7:15 AM.

Carrie Rae Gilliard was driving a pickup truck north on Palomas Road, with her passenger Joshua Shane Shepherd.  The truck ran a stop sign at Highway 58 and smashed into a freightliner crane.  The impact sent both vehicles careening into concrete walls, and a power pole, before coming to rest in a homeowner's front yard.

Gilliard and Shepherd were partially thrown from the truck.  They were both pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

The crane operator, a 21 year old man from Bakersfield, was not injured.

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Fatal Crane Truck and Pickup Collision on Highway 58 in Buttonwillow

February 17, 2015- A crane truck collision ends in fatality west of Bakersfield at Highway 58.  The Kern County vehicle accident happened in Buttonwillow, on Tuesday, at about 7:15 AM.

The CHP reported that the crash occurred when a pickup truck, driven by Carrie Rae Gilliard, was traveling north on Palomas Road.  The pickup ran a stop sign at the intersection of Highway 58 and Palomas.

The pickup truck crashed into a freight-liner crane, driven by a 21 year old Bakersfield man.  The impact of the collision sent both the truck and the big rig into concrete walls and a power pole.  They finally came to rest in a homeowner's yard.

Gilliard, and her passenger, 41 year old Joshua Shane Shepherd, were both partially ejected from the pickup.  They were both pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

The crane operator was not injured in the incident.

This accident requires much more investigation. Please let me help. Attorney John Rozier of Visalia.  Your lawyer for car accidents, wrongful deaths, elder maltreatment, and personal injuries.  I am located on Caldwell Ave, in Tulare County.  www.nelsonrozier.com or call me at 559-713-0159.

Head-on Collision on Highway 33 in Kern County; One Fatality

March 26, 2014- A crash between a car and a crane truck leaves one dead, in Kern County, on Wednesday.  The accident happened on Highway 33 in Fellows, California, at about 3:40 PM.

A 21 year old man or woman (conflicting reports on the gender of the driver), from Lost Hills, was driving a black Nissan Sentra vehicle north on Highway 33, just south of Arnold Avenue.  The driver was travelling at an unknown rate of speed, when the car drifted onto the dirt shoulder to the east of the highway.

The driver over-corrected as the vehicle reentered the northbound roadway, and turned the Nissan sharply right, causing it to slide directly into southbound traffic.  The Sentra ended up directly in the path of a Peterbilt Crane truck that was headed south.

The big rig, driven by Thomas Davis, was not able to hit his brakes before colliding with the driver's side of the Nissan.  The impact from the collision killed the driver of the car.  Thomas Davis is reported to be uninjured.

This accident requires much more investigation. Please let me help. Attorney John Rozier of Visalia, north of Bakersfield. I am located on Caldwell Ave.  www.nelsonrozier.com or call me at 559-713-0159.