A fiery crash on the 5 Freeway involving an overturned big rig sparked a brush fire north of Castaic Friday. Just before 11 a.m. Friday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision with persons trapped on the northbound 5 Freeway near Vista Delago, said Kaitlyn Aldana, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A big rig overturned ...

An alleged DUI driver was sent to the hospital Thursday as a result of a head-on 5 Freeway crash north of Castaic, officials said. Around 5:08 a.m. Thursday, California Highway Patrol dispatchers started receiving reports of a wrong-way driver on the northbound 5 Freeway near Smokey Bear Road, said Officer Josh Greengard with the CHP Newhall Area Office. Shortly after ...