Paso Robles, CA: Man Killed in Crash on Highway 101
Man Dies after Paso Robles Accident on Highway 101
Paso Robles, California (October 29, 2020) – A man was killed by a flying tire on Thursday afternoon in Paso Robles, authorities said.
The deadly accident transpired at about 2:40 p.m. on Highway 101.
As per the CHP report, a wheel coming loose from a 2014 Crossroads trailer being towed by a Ford F150 truck on the highway.
The right wheel reportedly dislodged from the trailer’s rear axle and rolled across the southbound lanes, went across the median, and landed on the roof of a Jeep Cherokee that was heading northbound, south of Spring Street.
The impact caused a major blunt force trauma to the Jeep’s male passenger, the officials said.
Fatal Traffic Accident on Highway 101 in Paso Robles
Sadly, the passenger sustained fatal injuries in the accident.
The driver of the Jeep, an 81-year-old woman from San Miguel, was not injured.
The driver of the Ford, who is from Florida, was reportedly not aware of what had happened until he was flagged down by another driver.
Further details regarding the accident were not immediately available.
An investigation into the collision is underway.
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