A 31-year-old music teacher at Santa Margarita Catholic High School has died after his car was rear-ended on I-15, according to a news report.
The California Highway Patrol said that Nick Kraus, 31, of Torrance, was returning home from a trip to Las Vegas and was traveling south on I-15 when he encountered stopped traffic because of a tractor-trailer rollover on the highway. Kraus was in his stopped Honda Element with the hazard lights on when his vehicle was hit from behind by a Toyota Camry traveling at full speed. The Honda spun out of control and hit another tractor-trailer in front of it.
Kraus was airlifted to University Medical Center in Las Vegas, where he later died. The Camry driver was taken to St. Rose Hospital in Las Vegas with major injuries.
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