The man who suffered injuries in a two-vehicle collision in the Ridgecrest area of California has been identified. Accident reports updates released on Monday, July 27th, disclosed the victim’s identity as Luis Valdes, 41, of Hesperia.

The accident took place last Thursday, July 23rd, at about 2 a.m. on Highway 395 near South China Lake Boulevard exit. According to the California Highway Patrol, Valdes was southbound in a semi-truck when he collided head-on with a box truck, for unknown reasons.

The investigators said that the box truck’s driver, Calvin Everhart, 53, of San Fernando, was northbound at the time of the occurrence. The collision’s impact left the man with fatal wounds that claimed his life at the scene, while the medics took Valdes to the hospital for treatment of severe injuries.

The investigation into the accident is ongoing, and the CHP has not filed any charges. Anyone with helpful information should contact the investigators on the listed line.

Head-on collisions are one of the leading causes of motor vehicle fatality in California and the United States. When the occurrence is between a smaller and a bigger vehicle, the driver of the latter is more likely to sustain severe or fatal wounds depending on the collision’s impact.

Common causes of this type of accident include speeding, running through intersections, wrong-way driving, and veering into the opposite traffic lane. Drivers can avoid collisions by sticking to their travel path, obeying stop signs and traffic lights, and driving within the recommended speed limit.

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