Last Updated on March 26, 2018 by CCAR Staff
A 31-year old woman died in the hospital after her vehicle was struck by a motorist on the right shoulder of the eastbound 60 Freeway in Chino at Central Avenue, Sunday night, March 25.
About 7:45 p.m., firefighters with Chino Valley Fire District responded to a call of a two-car crash.
Ashley Sharade Morales of Perris was driving eastbound on the 60 Freeway when she pulled over to the right shoulder and called for help after experiencing a mechanical problem, said Sgt. M. Solorzano of the California Highway Patrol.
At approximately 7:38 p.m. a 1998 Jeep Cherokee driven by a 19-year-old male in the far right lane veered into the right shoulder for unknown reasons and struck the back of Morales’ Taurus, injuring Morales and two children, a 10-year-old girl in the right front passenger seat and a 4-year-old boy in the right rear passenger seat, Solorzano said.
Fire crews transported the four occupants of the two vehicles to a local hospital.
Morales later died of her injuries at Chino Valley Medical Center, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Coroner.
The CHP is investigating whether speed, reckless driving, drugs or alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.
