Southbound Highway 99 reopens after deadly crash near Lodi

One person died in a crash that shut down southbound Highway 99 north of Lodi for several hours on Wednesday, officials said.

The crash happened sometime before 1 p.m. on southbound Highway 99, south of Jahant Road. 

Two pickup trucks and two semi-trucks were involved in the crash, the California Highway Patrol said.

The CHP said one driver, a 23-year-old man, died. He was identified by the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner as Johnatan Cervantes Torres of Sacramento. 

The three other drivers involved in the crash did not report any injuries, the CHP said.

The freeway had been closed since about 1 p.m. and reopened around 10:45 p.m.

Details about what led up to the crash were not immediately available.