La Verne Man Killed in Crash With Truck and Tree

A man was killed when the pickup truck he was driving "at a high rate of speed" rear-ended a slower-moving pickup truck in San Dimas, authorities said today.

The crash occurred shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of West Foothill Boulevard, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported.

Kevin Bohannon, 61, of La Verne died at the scene, said coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter.

According to the preliminary investigation, Bohannon was driving a 2005 GMC Z71 pickup truck east on Foothill Boulevard "at a high rate of speed" when he encountered a 2004 Ford F150 pickup truck that was eastbound in the No. 2 lane at about 30-40 mph, the sheriff's department reported.

"The GMC struck the rear end of the Ford, causing the GMC to leave the roadway, striking a tree in the center median," the sheriff's department reported.

The driver of the Ford, a 46-year-old La Verne woman, was not injured.

"She was not cited, nor was she suspected of DUI or other violations," the sheriff's department reported.

It was unknown if Bohannon was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the sheriff's department reported. The cause of the crash was under investigation.

-- City News Service