Jorge Garcia dies in fatal Monterey Park freeway accident
Fatal Monterey Park freeway accident death of Jorge Garcia – Obituary
A 16-year-old pedestrian, Jorge Garcia, tragically died after being struck by a vehicle on a freeway near Monterey Park. The collision occurred early Thursday morning at 1:31 a.m. on the connector road between the westbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway and the southbound Long Beach (710) Freeway. The California Highway Patrol responded to the scene, where Garcia was pronounced dead.
CHP issued a SigAlert, closing three lanes of the connector road for two hours as they investigated the incident. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.