Victor Herrera Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash on Highway 580 in Livermore
Victor Herrera ID’d as Man Killed in Livermore Car Accident on Interstate Highway 580 near North Livermore Avenue
Livermore, California (June 9, 2020) – The Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau has identified the man who died in a traffic accident Thursday afternoon in unincorporated Alameda County just outside Livermore as Victor Herrera, 19, of Lathrop.
The fatal crash happened at around 3:50 p.m. Thursday, June 4, on eastbound Interstate Highway 580, just east of North Livermore Avenue.
According to a California Highway Patrol report, Herrera was driving a 2000 Honda Accord in the number 1 lane of Highway 580 at approximately 65 miles per hour when he failed to notice two vehicles in front of him came to a halt due to stopped traffic ahead.
The Accord then rear-ended a 2013 GMC Terrain that was stopped in stop-and-go traffic. The force of the impact pushed the Terrain into the rear of a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by a 40-year-old Lathrop man.
The CHP said a Chrysler Pacifica traveling behind the other three, slammed into the back of the Accord after the driver, a 64-year-old Moraga man, failed to notice the crash or was slow to react.
Herrera Dies in Fatal Four-Vehicle Crash on I-580 in Livermore
Herrera was declared deceased at the scene of the accident. It was not clear if the other three drivers were injured in the crash.
According to the reports, Herrera was a 2019 graduate of Lathrop High School. He had been working as an auto detailer.
A memorial service, in line with COVID-19 guidelines, is scheduled to be held this Saturday at 11 a.m. at Fry Memorial Chapel in Tracy.
The CHP is investigating the cause of the accident.
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