Authorities Tuesday publicly identified a 57-year-old man killed when his big rig was rear-ended by a Toyota on the eastbound Artesia (91) Freeway in Long Beach.
The crash occurred at about 1:10 a.m. Sunday on the freeway, west of Susana Road. The driver who triggered the crash was arrested, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Authorities said Bryan Tostado was speeding in a 2004 Toyota in the number one lane when his vehicle struck the center divider and rear-ended a 2022 Freightliner.
Jorge Sanchez Esparza lost control of the big rig and it left the roadway, where the Santa Ana resident was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:38 a.m.
Tostado, a 25-year-old resident of Norwalk, was taken to Dignity Health-St. Mary Medical Center with minor injuries. He was later arrested, though it was not immediately clear what potential charges he was booked for.