A driver who died after a crash along Interstate 5 in Stockton over the weekend was a California Highway Patrol cadet, the agency said.

The crash happened a little before 10 p.m. on Oct. 19. CHP said traffic was stopped along northbound I-5 near Benjamin Holt Drive due to it being the start of the construction area.

It appears the driver, identified as Peter Steve Lopez Pelaez, didn't see that traffic was stopped, CHP said.

Pelaez then crashed into the back of a stopped big rig, lodging the smaller vehicle underneath it. No evidence of an evasive maneuver or tire friction marks were found, investigators said.

Pelaez was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP said.

Tuesday, CHP Stockton confirmed that Pelaez was a cadet with the agency.

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