Man Identified in Fatal Wrong-Way Crash on Highway 14 Near Inyokern
Kern County, CA – January 28 – Authorities have identified the man killed in a wrong-way collision late Wednesday night on State Route 14 near Inyokern, according to the Kern County Coroner’s Office. The victim was identified as 23-year-old Joaquin Angel Aguirre of Los Angeles. California Highway Patrol officials said Aguirre was driving a 2007 Toyota Corolla northbound in the southbound lanes of Highway 14 when the vehicle collided head-on with a southbound 2014 Freightliner semi-truck. The crash occurred just north of Robber’s Roost Ranch. Kern County Fire Department crews and CHP officers responded to the scene shortly after receiving reports of the collision. Aguirre was pronounced dead at the scene.
