The person who was killed in a fatal vehicle collision on the 5 Freeway early Monday morning has been identified.
Miguel Guarchai Rosario, 27, from Los Angeles was killed in the fatal crash, said Sarah Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.
The fatal 5 Freeway crash occurred at about 3:15 a.m. Monday, near Magic Mountain Parkway, according to Geovanni Sanchez, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD)
“We do have one confirmed DOA,” Sanchez said.
A 2010 Honda Civic driven by Rosario had been struck by another vehicle, and the driver had been ejected, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) report of the incident.
“Due to an unknown reason, (Rosario) made an unsafe turning movement to the left and collided into the center divider concrete K-rail. The crash caused the vehicle to deflect to the west, in front of (the second vehicle) who was in the southbound #3 lane,” read the incident report.
Rosario was ejected from his vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, CHP officials said.
A SIGAlert was issued for several hours due to the collision, with all lanes of the southbound 5 Freeway closed at Highway 126/Newhall Ranch Road, according to CHP incident logs.
This collision is under investigation by the CHP Newhall Area Office. Any witnesses are encouraged to contact the CHP’s Newhall office at (661) 600-1600.
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