Last Updated on January 10, 2023 by CCAR Staff
SAN DIMAS – Authorities released more details about a Sunday crash on the 57 Freeway that killed a 22-year-old driver.
The fatal crash happened around 5:45 p.m. on the southbound lanes, north of Covina Boulevard.
A 1989 Ford Econoline truck was traveling northbound on the freeway when its left front tire became detached, flew off into the southbound lanes and hit the windshield of a 2008 Smart car, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP officials said the driver of the Smart car lost control of the vehicle. The car struck the center divider, went across all southbound lanes and hit the bridge rail over Covina Boulevard.
The driver, Ryan M. Mendenhall, died at the scene. The Coroner’s Office said Mendenhall was from Mira Loma while the CHP listed his city of residence as Burbank.
The truck driver, a 53-year-old Victorville man, wasn’t injured.
The investigation is ongoing.
