NOTE: The video in this story is from an earlier report.

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The man who was killed in a crash with a semi truck in Del Rey on Wednesday was named by the Fresno County Coroner's Office hours later.

According to CHP, just before 6 a.m. a big rig without a trailer was traveling westbound on American Avenue, approaching the POM Wonderful plant, as a Dodge Challenger was traveling behind it.

As the big rig attempted to make a left turn into the plant, officers say the Challenger collided into the rear of the semi at a high rate of speed, causing them both to spin out. The Challenger came to a rest in the nearby field, and the big rig ended up in the opposing lane.

The driver of the Dodge Challenger was pronounced dead at the scene. He was named by the corone

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