was driving a Chevrolet pickup northbound on the freeway when it rear-ended a Ford pickup truck before veering off the shoulder of the highway and overturning

Brian Gonzales
Update: Brian Gonzales ID'd as Man Killed in Rear-End Crash on 15 Freeway near Deer Springs Rd in Escondido

, CA. – Authorities have released the name of a 19-year-old man killed in a traffic collision on 15 Freeway last month.

Brian Ray Gonzales was killed in a crash that occurred at around 6:35 a.m. on near Deer Springs Road.

Gonzales was driving a Chevrolet pickup truck northbound on the freeway when it rear-ended a Ford pickup truck before veering off the shoulder of the highway and overturning.

Gonzalez was pronounced dead at the crash site.

ORIGINAL STORY

Escondido, CA. – A 19-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle collision on Tuesday morning in Escondido.

The accident was reported around 6:35 a.m. on Interstate 15 near Deer Springs Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The man was driving a Chevrolet Silverado truck north on Interstate 15 when he collided with a Ford F-150 truck.

The Chevrolet veered to the right shoulder where it overturned numerous times after the collision.

The man was killed in the accident.

A 19-year-old female passenger of the Chevrolet was transported to the hospital with major injuries.

CHP says a 24-year-old Descanso man who was driving the Ford was unhurt.

More details about the accident were not released.

An investigation into the accident is underway.

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