A 34-year-old man died in a six-vehicle collision on Saturday, October 17th, in Anaheim, California. The Orange County Coroner Investigator I. Chavez identified the victim as Brandon Kimura.
The car accident report revealed that the victim was a passenger in a car rear-ended in the collision. Sgt. Shane Carringer, with the Anaheim Police Department, said the incident took place on northbound Euclid Street on Santa Ana (5) Freeway at about 11:19 a.m.
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The sergeant said the woman who began the events leading to the accident sustained minor injuries, and medics conveyed her to an area hospital. Eight other people involved in the collision sustained minor wounds, but declined medical treatment.
Kimura, who was in the first vehicle struck in the collision, died at the scene. The investigation is ongoing, and there’s no additional information.
Rear-end collisions are not uncommon in California, and they are among the leading causes of crash-related deaths. Common causes of this type of accident include speeding, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, tailgating, or road rage.
Others are distracted driving caused by eating, texting, calling, running red lights at intersections, and fatigue. These factors are mitigable if drivers desist from them and promote safe road behaviors.
Avoid driving while impaired and fatigued; seek alternative means of transportation, and get adequate rest. Focus on the road ahead, scan the sides every six to eight seconds, watch out for kids and red-light runners, and obey all stop and exit signs.
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