Sacramento, California (May 21, 2022) – 42-year-old Richard Jooha Lim, of Elk Grove, has been identified as the man who was killed in a collision involving a semi-truck in Galt on Thursday morning.
The fatal collision happened at around 11:50 a.m., May 19, on Highway 99 near Simmerhorn Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Lim was driving a minivan northbound on Highway 99 when he swerved to the shoulder and struck a parked big rig.
Lim was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
The big rig driver, a 50-year-old from Arlington, Texas, had stopped at the shoulder due to a medical emergency. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
More details about the accident were not provided.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.