A GoFundMe has been created to support the family of the 6-year-old child who was fatally struck by multiple vehicles on the 5 Freeway earlier this month. In the early hours of July 2, Tanuneka Starnes was reported to have fallen out the window of a vehicle on the 5 Freeway before being hit by multiple vehicles. “[A] 911 caller ...
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Man Hospitalized In ‘Freak Accident’ Saugus Ejection Crash Dies In The Hospital
The man who was ejected and run over by his own vehicle in what police are referring to as a “freak accident” on Tuesday died in the hospital later that same night. The 69-year-old driver who made it to the hospital in critical condition passed away in the hospital within 24 hours, after his vehicle rolled out of a gas ...
Read More »Child Struck, Killed In 5 Freeway Fatal Crash, Hawthorne Man Arrested
A Hawthorne man was arrested after a young child was struck and killed in a 5 Freeway fatal crash in Santa Clarita Saturday morning. The child, a female between the ages of 4 and 6 whose name has been withheld by authorities, was found by California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers at around 3:30 a.m. Saturday after being fatally hit by ...
Read More »Pedestrian Killed In 5 Freeway Crash, Traffic Impacted
A pedestrian was killed in a 5 Freeway crash Saturday morning, resulting in a full freeway closure near the Newhall Pass. UPDATE (10:05 a.m.): All lanes of the northbound 5 Freeway have been reopened. Around 3:39 a.m. Saturday first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the northbound 5 Freeway near the 14 Freeway interchange, said Officer Moses Marroquin, ...
Read More »San Diego Man Killed In Fatal 5 Freeway Crash Identified
A man who was killed in a fatal 5 Freeway crash north of Castaic Saturday, after striking a wheel that came over the center divider has been identified. Leonard Rarick, 81, from San Diego was killed in the fatal 5 freeway crash, said Sarah Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, officers with the ...
Read More »One Airlifted, Unknown Number Killed In Fatal 5 Freeway Accident In Castaic
One person was airlifted and at least one person was killed Saturday following a fatal accident on the 5 Freeway in Castaic, impacting northbound traffic. At around 9:30 a.m. first responders received reports of a fatal traffic collision on the 5 Freeway at Exit 183 near Templin Highway, according to supervisor Bernard Peters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. ...
Read More »Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit By Train In Newhall
A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a Metrolink train Monday morning in Newhall. Around 10:35 a.m. Monday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision involving a train on Railroad and Newhall Avenues in Newhall, said Ami Velderrain, a dispatch supervisor for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Initial reports were that the pedestrian jumped in front of ...
Read More »Man Killed In 14 Freeway Crash Identified
A man that was killed in a 14 Freeway crash Thursday morning in Newhall has been identified. James Holt, 29, was killed in the crash, according to Investigator Earl, with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. The exact location of where Holt was from was unknown as of Friday, Earl said. Just after midnight Thursday, first responders received reports of ...
Read More »One Dead After Fatal 14 Freeway Crash In Newhall
One person was killed in a 14 Freeway crash in Newhall just after midnight on Thursday. Around 12:10 a.m. Thursday, emergency responders received reports of a vehicle crash that had gone down an embankment off the 14 Freeway just south of the Newhall Avenue onramp, according to Martin Rangel spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “Dispatch time was ...
Read More »Valencia Man Killed In Fiery 5 Freeway Crash Identified
A Valencia man who was killed in a fiery crash on the 5 Freeway in Santa Clarita earlier this month has been identified. Thomas Benson, 24, from Valencia who was originally thought to be from the San Fernando Valley was killed in the 5 Freeway crash, said Sarah Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. At 1:55 a.m. ...
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