Highway 99 Big Rig Collision in Bakersfield, near Highway 166

August 20, 2014- A semi truck accident closed two lanes of northbound Highway 99, in Kern County, on Wednesday.  The big rig collision occurred in Bakersfield, at about 7 AM.

A tractor trailer loaded with grocery items was traveling north on Highway 99, north of State Route 166.  For an unknown reason the semi truck overturned and spilled its cargo onto the two right lanes of the freeway.

The eastbound connector ramp for Highway 166 to Highway 99 was closed for two hours for cleanup and investigation.

Issues still remaining to be investigated include determining the speed of the big rig, whether road conditions may have contributed to this accident, and whether the facts of this accident as reported are accurate.  If you would like these issues investigated further then please call Attorney John Rozier at 559-713-0159, or contact us online www.nelsonrozier.com.

Bakersfield Man Died in Head-on Collision with Big Rig on Highway 166

Visalia Senior Citizen Abuse Lawyer John L. Rozier has the following collision update; On Monday, July 28, 2014, a Bakersfield man was killed in a head-on collision.  The semi truck accident took place in New Cuyama, southwest of Bakersfield, at about 3:20 AM.

Isaac Chavez, 29 years old, was driving a 2000 GMC Sonoma pickup truck on Highway 166.  As he was traveling down the highway, for an unknown reason the truck drifted into the oncoming lane.  The GMC hit head-on into a big rig towing two trailers, at Aliso Canyon Road.

The driver of the freightliner, Alfonso Moreno Jr., of Bakersfield, received minor injuries.

Isaac Chavez, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

Issues still remaining to be investigated include determining the speed of the big rig, whether road conditions may have contributed to this accident, and whether the facts of this accident as reported are accurate.  If you would like these issues investigated further then please call Attorney John Rozier, your personal injury, and wrongful death lawyer, at 559-713-0159  or reach us at www.nelsonrozier.com.