KINGS COUNTY, CA : 1 dead, 5 injured following Kings County wrong-way crash on Sunday, 3rd December 2023

A wrong-way crash involving three cars resulted in the death of a 24-year-old driver in Kings County Sunday morning.

The California Highway Patrol says it was just before 2 a.m. when 37-year-old David Barajas was driving a Ford F-250 in the No.1 lane eastbound on Highway 198.

Officers say at the same time, 63-year-old Steven Mahoney was driving a Kia Soul in the No. 2 lane.

An unidentified 24-year-old man driving a Toyota Corolla drove the wrong way towards Barajas and Mahoney.

The driver of the Toyota crashed head-on with Barajas, his car then went up in flames. He died at the scene.

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