Last Updated on January 17, 2023 by C-CAR
DIAMOND BAR >> The driver of big rig was seriously injured Friday morning after his truck hit a stalled truck on the east 60 Freeway.
The 1:23 a.m. collision east of Grand Avenue shut down most of the eastbound lanes for nearly seven hours, causing traffic to back up.
California Highway Patrol Sgt. Mike Maehr said a Freightliner truck stalled in the No. 3 lane of the freeway possibly because of engine trouble.
The seriously injured driver was traveling 50 mph in the same lane and said he didn’t see the stalled Freightliner, which had its hazard lights on, before the collision.
Maehr said debris hit a car passing in the next lane. He described the vehicle only as a Honda.
Los Angeles County firefighters extricated the 42-year-old Chino man who was driving the stalled truck. Maehr said the man’s injuries included a broken femur and complaint of pain. He was transported driver to Los Angeles County USC Medical Center in serious condition.
He said the other truck driver, a 50-year-old Baldwin Park man, and the 22-year-old Diamond Bar woman driving the car weren’t injured.
All but the carpool lane were closed. One eastbound lane reopened at 4:48 a.m. The other lanes reopened shortly before 8 a.m.
