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Atwater, CA. – A 24-year-old man from Inglewood, Spencer Marrujo, was tragically killed in a collision involving a big rig and a pickup truck on Highway 99 in Atwater, authorities confirmed. The deadly crash occurred around 10:20 p.m. on May 6 on the northbound side of Highway 99, just south of Atwater Boulevard, according to the Merced County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office. Marrujo had been driving a 1979 Chevrolet Silverado equipped with a truck bed camper when the camper detached from the pickup and came to rest in the No. 2 lane of the highway. In response, Marrujo pulled over and exited his vehicle to retrieve the dislodged camper from the roadway. As he was attempting to move the camper, a 2023 Kenworth big rig traveling in the same lane approached the scene. The truck driver reportedly did not see the camper or Marrujo in time to stop. Although the driver swerved to the left in an attempt to avoid the collision, the front of the big rig struck both the camper and Marrujo.
Spencer Marrujo Dies in Tragic Big Rig Collision on Highway 99 in Atwater
On the night of Tuesday, May 6, 2025, a fatal accident occurred on northbound Highway 99 near Atwater, California, resulting in the death of 27-year-old Spencer Marrujo from Riverside. The incident took place around 10:20 p.m. when Marrujo was driving a 1979 Chevrolet Silverado with a bed-mounted camper. For reasons still under investigation, the camper detached and came to rest in the No. 2 lane of the freeway. Marrujo stopped his vehicle in the same lane and attempted to remove the camper from the roadway. Tragically, a 2023 Kenworth big rig traveling at approximately 55 mph approached the scene. The driver of the big rig was unable to see Marrujo and the camper in time and, despite swerving left in an attempt to avoid a collision, struck both Marrujo and the camper. The impact pushed the pickup truck into another lane of the freeway. Marrujo was pronounced dead at the scene. A 28-year-old woman from Coarsegold, who was also at the scene, sustained major injuries and was airlifted to Memorial Medical Center in Modesto, where she remains in stable condition. The driver of the big rig was treated for minor injuries at a hospital in Merced. Authorities have stated that alcohol and drugs do not appear to be factors in the collision, which remains under investigation.
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