A man who falsely identified himself as a CIA Agent was arrested for driving under the influence after California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers found him in a disabled vehicle on the 5 Freeway north of Castaic.  In the early part of Tuesday afternoon, a vehicle ran out of gas on the northbound 5 Freeway near Templin Highway, said Officer Josh ...

A bear was killed after being struck by multiple vehicles on the 5 Freeway Wednesday.  Around 1:35 a.m. Wednesday, officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) received reports of a traffic collision involving a bear on the northbound 5 Freeway near Templin Highway, just north of Castaic, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office. “Upon arrival, ...

A Prius caught fire following a 5 Freeway crash north of Castaic Tuesday. Around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a single-vehicle crash on the southbound 5 Freeway south of TEMPLIN Highway, said a Craig Little, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A Prius caught fire as a result of the crash, however, the fire did ...

One person was hospitalized early Sunday morning after a big rig slammed into a Jeep on the 5 Freeway near Castaic.  At around 11:40 p.m. Saturday night, first responders received reports of an accident involving a big rig and a white Jeep on the southbound 5 Freeway near Templin Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).  “A vehicle crashed ...

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 ...

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.  ...

A Long Beach man was identified as the suspect killed in a deputy-involved shooting Wednesday afternoon just north of Castaic. Adrian Joel Sanchez, 34, from Long Beach was the suspect killed, said Sarah Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office. Around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, a deputy made a traffic stop on the southbound 5 Freeway ...

Two small spot fires were quickly extinguished on the northbound 5 Freeway and Templin Highway just outside of Santa Clarita Saturday morning. At approximately 10:58 a.m. Saturday, officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department received a call for multiple small brush fires along the northbound 1-5 freeway and Templin Highway near the Angeles Forest. “2 small spots out,” said ...

A well-involved big rig fire sparked a small brush fire north of Santa Clarita, which was quickly extinguished by firefighters. Around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a vehicle fire on the northbound 5 Freeway near Templin Highway, north of Castaic, said Marvin Lim, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It was a well-involved semi ...

A containment has been set up north of Castaic after a brief 5 Freeway pursuit ended when a stolen vehicle suspect fled across the freeway on foot. UPDATE: At 11:45 a.m., law enforcement located the suspect, and took him into custody, according to Sheriff’s officials. See Original Story: Around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, deputies located a stolen vehicle on Golden State ...