Schellville, CA : Truck driver killed in a fatal multiple vehicle accident involving two tanker trucks and other vehicles on Highway 121, near Schellville on Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015

A big-rig truck driver who died in a crash that closed Highway 37 east of Lakeville Highway for eight hours was identified Thursday as Eric Dante Alexander, 43, of Tulare, Sonoma County coroner’s officials said.

The crash occurred on eastbound Highway 37 at about 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, causing major traffic backups as officers directed motorists away from the crash. Authorities eventually shut down the highway completely from about 6 p.m. until midnight. Caltrans lifted a Sig Alert advisory for the area at 12:15 a.m.

Alexander was behind the wheel of a 2012 Freightliner towing a tanker trailer hauling vinegar and driving east at about 50 mph when he approached sitting traffic but did not stop, CHP Officer Andrew Barclay said.

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Tulare man ID’d as truck driver killed in Highway 37 crash