Edmond Pritchard Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash on Highway 166 in Maricopa
Edmond Pritchard ID’d as Man Killed in Maricopa Truck Accident on Highway 166 and Pentland Road
Maricopa, California (May 30, 2020) – The man who died in a three-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in Maricopa has been identified as Edmond Russell Pritchard, 63, of Bakersfield.
The fatal multi-vehicle crash, involving a pickup truck, a tractor-trailer and a passenger car, happened at around 1:43 p.m. Thursday, May 28, on Highway 166 and Pentland Road.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Pritchard was driving westbound on Highway 166 when, for unknown reasons, his red Chevrolet pickup truck veered into the eastbound lanes and hit the side of an eastbound Freightliner Cascadia operated by Ralph Seeley, of Chandler, Arizona.
Pritchard’s truck then collided head-on with a Subaru driven by Karen Almas, 63, of San Luis Obispo.
Edmond Pritchard Dies in Fatal Multi-Vehicle Collision near Maricopa Thursday, May 28
Pritchard was killed in the accident.
Almas sustained injuries ranging from minor to moderate and was transported to Kern Medical for treatment. She was wearing her seat belt and her airbag deployed, the CHP said.
Seeley was uninjured in the wreck. His truck was transporting dog food, the CHP report states.
Further details about the crash were not immediately provided.
The accident remains under investigation.
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