A Los Angeles County man is accused of DUI and vehicular manslaughter in connection with a fatal wreck that prompted the closure of the 15 Freeway between Victorville and Barstow on Tuesday afternoon, law enforcement officials said.
The crash took place about 2:30 p.m. along the northbound side of the freeway, just south of Hodge Road.
The suspect, a 32-year-old North Hills man, was at the wheel of a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder, traveling north on the 15 Freeway with a 40-year-old man riding as a passenger just prior to the wreck, according to the California Highway Patrol…