Last Updated on January 8, 2023 by CCAR Staff
CHINO >> A landscaper was killed and a second seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when a driver struck a warning-signal trailer, pinning the men between the trailer and their work truck, officials said.
Jose Chicas, 31, of Ontario was killed instantly, according to Chino police. The second man, who has not been identified, was flown to a hospital with severe injuries.
Just after 4 p.m., Chicas and the second landscaper had been working in the 5900 block of Edison Avenue and were attaching the trailer to the truck when a 2011 Toyota Yaris, reportedly driven by Bobby Bustos, 26, of Corona, struck the trailer, according to investigators.
Both workers were pinned between the warning-signal trailer and their truck, police said.
Edison Avenue was closed for approximately six hours between Oaks and Magnolia avenues. The cause of the fatal crash is still under investigation.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Chino Police Traffic Unit at 909-334-3153, or email strosper@chinopd.org.
