An innocent driver died after being caught in the crosshairs of a California Highway Patrol pursuit that ended in a crash in Corona early Sunday, April 13. The Highway Patrol received multiple calls reporting vehicles blocking traffic for illegal street racing. Responding officers tried to stop an I nfiniti involved in racing, but the driver didn’t stop and officers chased him. The driver, 22-year-old Modesto Daniel Carpio IV of San Jacinto, led the officers from the 15 Freeway onto the westbound 91 Freeway, sometimes exceeding 100 mph, according to the Highway Patrol. During the chase, the Infiniti hit a semi-truck hauling a trailer just east of Lincoln Avenue, pushing the semi-truck into a freeway noise barrier and ejecting the driver. Emergency responders transported the driver to a hospital, where he died. A passenger in the semi-truck was also hospitalized with moderate injuries, the Highway Patrol said. Carpio wasn’t injured, and officers arrested him. Jail records show he was booked on suspicion of second-degree murder and evading with death. Investigators didn’t find evidence of drugs or alcohol playing a factor in the crash. The Highway Patrol asks anyone with information about the crash to call 909-980-3994. Related Articles Man on trial denied being near last year’s Line fire in Highland, but then changed account, prosecutor says Man who set fire to Yucaipa church, preschool sentenced to 4 years in prison Swastikas found on Redlands church; police search for suspect Van Nuys girl, 7, found dead in tub was suffocated, officials say Fire set at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home is the latest in a string of political violence ...read more read less