One person dead after traffic collision into a pole Friday morning

November 8, 2024 6:34 PM

Published November 8, 2024 10:50 AM

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- The CHP confirmed that a 20-year-old man from Salinas, Alexis Sierra Samaniego, is dead after a traffic collision at West Blanco Road at Research Drive Friday morning.

The CHP tells KION on scene that the person in the car died. That car hitting a work truck as a person was working on the poll. The worker was taken to hospital with major injuries.

They said that the roads remain open at this time.

Samaniego's family has set up a GoFundMe for anyone interested in helping out the family. It's available here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-alexis-samaniegos-funeral-costs.

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