Semi Truck Accident Kills One in Tulare County, on Highway 65, near Terra Bella

June 22, 2015- A big rig collision took place in Tulare County, on Monday.  The fatal head-on semi truck accident occurred near Terra Bella, at approximately 12:40 AM.

A Jeep Cherokee, driven by Rogelio Rodriguez, of Porterville, was traveling north on Highway 65.  As the Jeep neared Avenue 12, it veered into oncoming traffic and smashed head-on into a semi truck.

Rodriguez died at the scene of the crash.

The driver of the tractor-trailer; James Chambers, of Visalia, suffered minor injuries, but did not want medical treatment.

The scene of the accident should be independently inspected as soon as possible.  Please call Attorney Rozier at 559-713-0159.  Also contact him online at www.nelsonrozier.com.

Head-on Big Rig Collision on Highway 65, near Terra Bella, Kills Porterville Man

Tulare County Personal Injury Lawyer John Rozier has the following accident report; On Monday, June 22, 2015 a semi truck collision ended in fatality.  The big rig accident happened on Highway 65, near Terra Bella, at around 12:40 AM.

Rogelio Rodriguez, 23, of Porterville, was driving a Jeep Cherokee northbound on Highway 65, near Avenue 12.  His vehicle drifted into the opposite lane of traffic, right into the path of a tractor-trailer, driven by James Chambers, of Visalia.

The Jeep and semi truck crashed into each other head-on.  Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

Chambers sustained minor injuries, but refused medical treatment.

The incident is under 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 Mr. Rozier, your personal injury and wrongful death lawyer, at 559-713-0159  or reach us at www.nelsonrozier.com.