Last Updated on January 18, 2023 by C-CAR
BAKER >> A 44-year-old woman died after her car was rear-ended on the 15 Freeway near here, the San Bernardino County coroner’s website reported Sunday.
The victim was identified as Kimberly Towns, 44, of Carson.
Emergency personnel were called to the scene around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, the website said.
Personnel arrived and found a crash on the northbound lanes of the 15, south of Mile Marker 146 near Baker, the website said. A CHP official said Towns was rear-ended while driving south and spun out, her car coming to rest in the northbound lanes.
San Bernardino County Fire Department personnel found the woman dead at the scene.
An unidentified victim was transported by fire personnel to Barstow Community Hospital, said county Fire Department spokeswoman Tracey Martinez.
Towns was driving a 2011 Infinity G25 south on the 15 when a 2006 Mercedes-Benz 320 hit the back of her car, according to the website.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the case.
Staff Writer Greg Cappis contributed to this report.
