A 66-year-old truck driver was killed early Thursday morning when the big rig he was driving overturned on southbound Interstate 5 in Yolo County, north of Woodland. The truck was hauling equipment for rapper J. Cole’s Fall-Off World Tour when it drifted onto the right shoulder; when the driver tried to steer back onto the roadway, he lost control and the rig rolled over. No other vehicles were involved, and Cole’s Sacramento concert that night was canceled following the crash.
The Sacramento Bee identified the driver, who was the truck’s sole occupant, as Jarlath Parkinson of South Carolina. CBS Sacramento reported that both southbound lanes of I-5 were blocked while crews cleared the scene, and quoted CHP Sergeant David Barker saying the cause is still unclear: “It’s unknown at this time, may have been a distraction or fell asleep. Unfortunately, the solo occupant did not survive the crash.” The California Highway Patrol’s investigation into the crash remains active.
