Highway 223 Semi Truck Accident Kills One, in Bakersfield

May 18, 2015- A big rig accident ends in fatality for a Bakersfield woman.  The Kern County semi truck collision took place on Highway 223, west of Arvin, on Monday morning.

Blanca Guadalupe Lopez Lomeli, 51 years old, was traveling southbound, in a white, Toyota Camry, on South Edison Road.  It is reported that she failed to stop completely at the posted stop sign, before driving into the intersection at Highway 223.

The Toyota drove directly into the path of a tractor-trailer, that was going 55 miles per hour on the highway, and carrying 79,780 lbs. of cement powder, on Bear Mountain Boulevard.

Lomeli died at the scene of the crash.  The semi truck driver was not hurt.

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.  www.nelsonrozier.com

Pickup Truck Accident South of Bakersfield on Edison Road

June 23, 2014- A pickup truck accident, in Kern County, took place on Monday afternoon.  The vehicle collision happened south of Bakersfield.

The driver of a GMC pickup truck; Juan Sanchez Iniguez, of Lamont, was driving on South Edison Road at Buena Vista Boulevard.  The GMC did not stop at the stop sign that was at the intersection of the roadway.  As he ran the stop sign another car was entering the intersection.  Iniguez swerved to avoid hitting the vehicle, which caused him to lose control and the pickup overturned.

Iniguez was ejected from the truck, and suffered serious injuries.  He was airlifted to the hospital, where he later died from his wounds.

A 15 year old passenger in the GMC was also injured and taken to the hospital for treatment.

The police report of this accident will be probably be ready in a week or two.  If you would like us to start investigating this accident--please call.  We can come to you. www.nelsonrozier.com or give me a call at 559-713-0159.  Attorney John Rozier of Visalia.