Last Updated on May 4, 2020 by CCAR Staff
The driver of a Chevrolet Camaro died when his car crashed into a concrete pylon on the 15 Freeway in Rancho Cucamonga and burst into flames after a nearby Chevrolet Corvette had spun out of control, the California Highway Patrol said Monday.
The CHP said the two cars were traveling “at speeds in excess of 65 mph” on the northbound 15 Freeway near the 210 Freeway when the crash occurred just before 5:15 p.m. Saturday.
“Both vehicles were taken for evidence, which means we will be downloading computer information from both to determine the speeds of the vehicles at the time of the crash,” said CHP Officer Jesus Garcia, a department spokesman. “We will also be looking for possible witnesses to see what happened.”
The driver of the 2014 Camaro had not been publicly identified yet by the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office. The driver of the 2020 Corvette, a 40-year-old Fontana man, was not injured, the CHP said.
The Corvette made a lane change that caused it to spin out of control, coming to rest on the right shoulder of the freeway, the CHP said, with the Camaro veering to the right and going up a concrete embankment below the 210 and striking a concrete support column.
The Camaro caught fire, and the driver was dead at the scene. The Corvette suffered minor damage.
The crash remained under investigation.
