Stanislaus County Multi-Vehicle Crash on Interstate 5 Kills Elpidio Tovar
Elpidio Tovar Killed in Westley Big Rig Accident on Interstate 5
Stanislaus County, California (April 23, 2021) – The truck driver who died following a chain-reaction crash early Wednesday morning near Westley has been identified as 41-year-old Elpidio Ramirez Tovar.
The California Highway Patrol said the fatal multi-vehicle collision happened at around 1:00 a.m. on northbound I-5 in Stanislaus County.
The accident happened when a semi-truck motorist attempted to stop an alleged DUI red sedan driver, 40-year-old Daniel Avilan-Tirado, who was swerving across both lanes of the interstate in the morning hours.
Using his trailer, the big rig driver boxed in the sedan and stopped it from proceeding.
In the process, two other big rigs stopped behind the DUI driver and the truck boxing it in.
Ramirez Tovar, who was driving a fourth semi at freeway speeds, failed to stop and slammed into the back of the truck in front of him, pushing it into another truck.
Due to the impact, Tovar’s cab was totally ripped off the trailer and ejected onto the highway’s shoulder.
Elpidio Tovar Fatal Westley Truck Accident
Elpidio Ramirez, a Five Points resident, died in the accident.
Meanwhile, Avilan-Tirado was later arrested on DUI charges
CHP said that although the intentions were good, the truck driver would instead have contacted 911 prior to as the safest option. It was not mentioned whether the truck operator who boxed in Avilan-Tirado faced charges.
The April 21st accident remains under investigation.
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