In Norco, California, a tragic series of crashes on a Southern California interstate over the weekend resulted in the death of a passenger in a car after a horse smashed through the windshield, authorities reported.
The chain of events began around 2 a.m. on Sunday when a Toyota Tacoma towing a horse trailer veered off the road and collided with a guardrail on northbound Interstate 15 near Norco, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The impact caused the trailer to split open, sending the horse onto the freeway. Subsequently, a semitractor-trailer crashed into the horse trailer.
The horse managed to reach the median but then attempted to cross the interstate, leading to a collision with a black Honda Accord, as described by highway patrol Officer Javier Navarro to the Southern California News Group.
Following that, a gray Honda Accord struck the horse, propelling it through the car’s windshield. Tragically, the passenger, a 25-year-old man in the front seat, was fatally injured. The horse also did not survive the incident.
The driver of the Honda, a 27-year-old man, sustained minor injuries, as reported by the news group.
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As of Monday, no arrests have been made, Navarro stated. The cause of the initial collision involving the Toyota towing the horse trailer is currently under investigation.
