18-Year-Old Killed in Crash Involving Semi-Truck at Meridian Parkway and Innovation Drive
Riverside, CA – February 3 – An 18-year-old man was killed early Tuesday morning following a collision involving a passenger vehicle and a semi-truck in Riverside, authorities said. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 3:16 a.m. on Meridian Parkway just south of Innovation Drive. Investigators determined that a silver Honda Civic rear-ended a semi-truck that was stopped along the roadway. Officials said the semi-truck had been stopped briefly near a posted “No Stopping Bike Lane” sign while the driver checked whether a gate to a nearby facility was open. As the driver re-entered the vehicle to reposition the truck, he felt the impact from the collision. Fire personnel responded to the scene and pronounced the driver of the Honda Civic dead due to fatal injuries sustained in the crash. Authorities stated that the roadway was straight in the area, and it remains unclear why the Honda veered to the right and struck the semi-truck.
