Crime & Safety
Driver Who Was Killed In Crash With Trash Truck On SR-163 ID'd
Gerardo Becerra of Encinitas died at the scene of the accident.
SAN DIEGO, CA — Authorities Tuesday publicly identified a 24-year-old motorist who was killed this week in a collision with a trash truck on state Route 163 just north of Mission Valley.
Gerardo Becerra of Encinitas was headed north at high speed near Friars Road shortly after 6:30 a.m. Monday when the Ford Fusion he was driving rear-ended the slow-moving sanitation vehicle, which had its hazard lights activated, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.
Becerra died at the scene of the accident, the agency reported.
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No other injuries were reported.
— City News Service
