[01-19-2022] San Bernardino County, CA – One Person Killed Following a Multi-Vehicle Crash in Phelan

An unidentified person was killed following a deadly traffic collision involving multiple vehicles in Phelan on Wednesday morning, January 19, 2022.

According to the initial reports from the California Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at approximately 6:42 a.m. on Highway 138 in Phelan.

For unclear reasons, a pickup truck, a tractor-trailer combination, and a Mercedes sedan collided on the roadway.

One person was trapped in the pickup truck and was extricated by emergency personnel. Unfortunately, the extricated person could not survive their injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

No other injuries were reported following the mishap. The identities of the involved parties have not been disclosed.

An active investigation of the case is currently underway. Witnesses that can provide additional helpful information about the accident are urged to call Victorville CHP at 760-241-1186.

Fatal Multi-Vehicle Collision Statistics

In California, motor vehicle accidents are one of the top causes of unintentional injury deaths. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2017, there were 3,304 fatal car accidents in California. In California, on average, 48 over 100,000 persons died due to their injuries in 2018.

With so many vehicles sharing the road, traffic congestion, bottlenecks, and (most importantly) car accidents – both fatal and severe injury accidents – will occur.

One type of car accident is a multi-vehicle collision. When three or more cars are involved in a collision, this accident occurs. They frequently result from a “chain-reaction” collision, in which one vehicle collides with another, potentially causing it to collide with other vehicles on the road.

Drunk driving, speeding, and inattentive driving are all common causes of these types of collisions.

San Bernardino County Accident Lawyers for Victims of Multi-Vehicle Collisions

Traffic safety is an often overlooked but highly important element to living in a community that supports convenient and safe transportation choices, like driving, bicycling, public transit, and walking. Yet there are thousands of victims of traffic collisions each year in San Bernardino County, many of which were potentially preventable.

With such a steady upward climb in traffic injuries and fatalities, if you or a loved one is involved in an accident involving a road rage driver, a rear-end collision, whiplash injuries, catastrophic injury, or worse. You need the most experienced traffic accident lawyers in San Bernardino to handle your case to get the compensation you and your family deserve.

The expert San Bernardino County accident attorneys from Arash Law have decades of combined and individual experience practicing California personal injury law.

Let an experienced accident attorney from our firm handle all the legal issues for you. To book your free no-obligation fatal vehicle accident case assessment, call Arash Law at (888) 488-1391 or contact us online.