A big rig driver who was found dead on the side of the 5 Freeway in the Grapevine Thursday morning has been identified by coroner officials. Michael Jean Forgues, 51, of Madera has been identified as the big rig driver who was found dead inside his vehicle on the shoulder of the 5 Freeway. At about 8:30 a.m. Thursday, California ...

California Highway Patrol officers are escorting traffic through the Grapevine after an over 36-hour closure that began on Christmas night, officials said. UPDATE: 12:45 p.m. — The CHP has discontinued escorts through the Grapevine, with “traffic is free-flowing but heavy,” said officials with CHP Fort Tejon – Grapevine. At about 11 a.m. Friday, officials started pacing traffic in the Grapevine following ...

A vehicle went down the embankment after a 5 Freeway crash in Newhall Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The crash was reported at about 4 p.m. Tuesday on the northbound 5 Freeway near Lyons Avenue in Newhall, according to Marvin Lim with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It was a BMV versus big rig,” Lim said. The traffic collision was ...

A big rig fire near the 5 Freeway north of Castaic has spread to the surrounding brush Monday afternoon, officials said.  At about 12:25 p.m. Monday, first responders received a report of a vehicle fire on the northbound 5 Freeway north of Templin Highway, according to Inspector Narvaez with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “It was an 18 wheeler ...

A SIG-Alert has been issued for the right lane of the southbound I-5 in Gorman after a big rig truck carrying 6,000 gallons of condensed milk drove off the side of the freeway Monday morning, officials said. At around 4:48 a.m. Monday, officials with the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office received reports of a vehicle over the side of ...

A big rig fire on the northbound 5 Freeway near the Balboa Boulevard exit has snarled traffic Friday afternoon, officials said. Around 2:20 p.m. Friday, first responders received reports of a big rig fire on the northbound 5 north of Balboa Boulevard in the truck lanes, said Margaret Stewart, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles Fire Department. “The semi is ...

A big rig truck carrying an estimated 40,000 pounds of plastic overturned on the southbound I-5 Freeway late Thursday night, blocking several lanes and knocking down a light pole. At around 11:04 p.m., officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of an overturned big rig on the southbound 5 Freeway just north of State Route 126, according ...

A SIG-Alert has been issued following two crashes on the northbound 5 Freeway Monday that blocked four lanes of traffic just south of the 14 Freeway. At around 10:50 a.m. Monday, officials with both the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department received initial reports of a traffic collision on the northbound 5 Freeway, just south ...

A person was killed Wednesday morning after their vehicle reportedly crashed into the back of a semi truck and caught fire in Castaic, officials said.   https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/2833509276719801/ UPDATE 11 a.m. — The SIG Alert has been canceled after a fatal 5 Freeway Crash in Castaic, all lanes are open, according to the California Highway Patrol. Around 5:40 a.m., firefighters received reports of ...

A car overturned on the northbound I-5 Freeway Monday after a collision with a semi-truck north of Lake Hughes Road, officials said. At around 4:34 p.m. Monday, officers with the California Highway Patrol Newhall Office received reports of a traffic collision involving a sedan and a semi-truck on the northbound I-5 north of Lake Hughes Road, according to CHP traffic ...