The suspected hit-and-run accident occurred around 10:05 p.m. on eastbound Highway 138, just east of Gramercy Road.
Phelan, CA. – 37-year-old Aaron Graham died two days after his SUV collided with a big rig Thursday night in Phelan, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The suspected hit-and-run accident occurred around 10:05 p.m. on eastbound Highway 138, just east of Gramercy Road.
According to investigators, Graham, a Palmdale resident, was driving a BMW X7 SUV eastbound on Highway 138 behind a Freightliner tractor-trailer.
Authorities said for an unknown reason, the BMW crashed into the rear of the big rig's trailer.
The big rig did not stop after the crash.
First responders found Graham unconscious in his vehicle. The victim was taken to Arrowhead Regional Hospital Medical Center in Colton, where he later died on Saturday, according to CHP and San Bernardino County Coroner's Office.
Investigators located the semi-truck believed to be involved in the crash shortly after the crash just over a mile away along Hess Road.
The driver of the truck and a passenger were not injured. No one was arrested.
Authorities are investigating the collision, including the possibility that the truck driver fled the scene of a crash.