Driver Killed, Truck Hits Historic Building in Death Valley National Park

Driver dies after crashing into historic building in Calif. national park

Truck driver dies after crashing into historic Death Valley building

A semi-truck driver was killed in Death Valley National Park after crashing into a building at Emigrant Junction, the National Park Service said.

Driver killed, truck hits historic building in Death Valley National Park

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A truck driver died Tuesday when a tractor-trailer rig ran off the road and into a building in Death Valley National Park, officials said on Wednesday. The single-vehicle crash scattered debris and left diesel fuel on CA-190 between Stovepipe Wells and Towne Pass, closing the main road through the park for about 22 hours. The road reopened at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The wreckage of a tractor-trailer rig is shown after a crash…

Fatal Semi-Truck Crash Damages Historic Ranger Station @ Death Valley National Park

On Tuesday, May 20, a semi-truck crashed into a building at Emigrant Junction in Death Valley National Park. The crash, which occurred around 2:12pm, is believed to have been caused by a break malfunction. Sadly the driver was killed in the accident. Both a dry form of sodium sulfate mined in the Searles Valley and diesel fuel from the truck spilled onto the roadway. The wreckage blocked the road at CA Highway 190 between Stovepipe Wells and Tow…

Semi Driver Killed In Crash At Death Valley National Park

The historic former ranger station at Emigrant Junction. Two stone columns were destroyed, the porch roof was damaged, and windows were broken/NPSA semi-truck driver was killed when his rig, which apparently lost its brakes, crashed into a historic ranger station in Death Valley National Park.The trucker, who was not identified, was coming down California 190 when the rig crashed into the Emigrant Ranger Station on Tuesday afternoon, according t…

Official CHP Report of the Fatal Truck Accident in Death Valley - Sierra Wave: Eastern Sierra News - The Community's News

On 05/20/2025, at approximately 1400 hours, the driver of the involved vehicle was traveling eastbound on State Route 190 at the Emigrant Ranger Station at an unknown speed. For an unknown reason, the driver allowed the right side tires to drift off the roadway onto the east dirt shoulder, at which time the driver was […]