One man was killed when a pickup crashed into a big rig on Highway 119 at Tupman Road  near Taft, Ca.  just after midnight Saturday, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The  man who died in the midnight crash was a passenger in the pickup.
The Kern County Coroner has identified the man killed in a crash on Highway 119 at Tupman Road early Saturday as Rudy Pineda, 33, of Rialto.
The pickup driver and driver of the truck were both hospitalized.
The CHP said in a news release that  Jason S. Porschakin, 34, of Bude, Miss., was  northbound on Highway 119 approaching Tupman Road when his Dodge pickup drifted into the southbound lanes, then onto the shoulder and slammed into the passenger side of a  Kenworth tractor pulling a tanker that was stopped on Tupman Road at Highway 119 facing south.
The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.
Porschakin suffered major injuries.
The tanker driver, Williams D. Galvan, 29, of Bakersfield, suffered minor injuries.
Porschakin and Galvan were taken to Kern Medical Center for treatment.

Cause of the Kern County Crash

As a passenger, the deceased likely could have done nothing to prevent this fatal  collision that ultimately took his life. The California Highway Patrol  will surely look at the speed of the vehicle, witness reports, and other factors to determine what occurred and who was responsible. Collisions such as this one can have countless causes, including unsafe passing maneuvers, swerving to avoid an object in the road, falling asleep at the wheel, driving under the influence, or driver distraction.CHP officials have released no information about the circumstances of the crash.

Automobile Collisions and Wrongful Death Liability

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