Angel Anthony Estrella Identified in Fatal Big Rig Crash on Highway 99 near Hosking Road
Bakersfield, CA – May 10 — Authorities have identified the man killed in a collision involving a big rig Sunday morning in south Bakersfield as 30-year-old Angel Anthony Estrella of Bakersfield, according to the Kern County Coroner’s Office. The fatal crash occurred at approximately 1:58 a.m. on northbound Highway 99 near Hosking Road. According to the California Highway Patrol, Estrella was driving a 2015 black Honda Civic in the No. 3 lane at a high rate of speed when he attempted to overtake a 2019 Peterbilt semi-truck. Investigators said the Honda collided with the rear of the semi-truck’s trailer, causing the vehicle to veer off the right shoulder and travel beneath the Hosking Avenue overpass. Emergency responders arrived at the scene shortly after the collision was reported and pronounced Estrella dead at the location.
