Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor PASADENA - A FedEx truck crashed and landed on the Gold Line tracks near Lake Avenue in Pasadena early Thursday.
The HOV, No. 1 and 2 lanes of the westbound 210 freeway are still closed to traffic. A power pole or overhead gantry supplying power to the Gold Line was knocked down in the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred around 1:21 a.m. The lanes still closed will remain so for an unknown duration, the CHP said. A sedan was likely involved in the collision and possibly two other vehicles collided in the crash. At least one person was injured in the crash and the CHP may have spoken with the hospitalized driver to obtain a vehicle description for the investigation. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor PASADENA - A 47-year-old man from Rancho Cucamonga died after colliding with a concrete barrier and guardrail on the east 210 freeway at Rosemead Boulevard Friday.
The collision occurred at 7:48 p.m. The rider, Brian Anthony Brouwer, was going to exit the east 210 to travel north on Rosemead Boulevard when he crashed into the barrier and guardrail. Brouwer was ejected over the barrier and landed on the right shoulder, according to the California Highway Patrol. Brouwer was identified by Investigator Rudy Molano of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Brouwer’s 2014 Honda CBR 650F motorcycle slid and came to a rest. partially blocking the No. 1 lane and left shoulder of the northbound Rosemead Boulevard exit, the CHP said. Pasadena firefighters declared Brouwer dead at the scene at 8:03 p.m. It is unknown if alcohol or drugs are factors in the crash. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspects who dropped a boulder onto a car, killing its passenger. Christopher Lopez died Tuesday, March 13 after a 30 to 35-pound boulder hit a Toyota Corolla driven by Lopez’s wife, Guadalupe Gutierrez. Lopez was identified by Lt. David Smith of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Investigators believe the boulder was intentionally dropped from the Orange Grove Boulevard overpass as the Corolla was westbound on the 134 freeway in Pasadena, the California Highway Patrol Altadena Office said. The boulder struck the Corolla around 8:55 p.m. March 13. “Being startled, [the driver] temporarily lost control of her vehicle and began swerving across traffic lanes. Upon regaining control of her vehicle, she drove immediately to Glendale Adventist Medical Center,” The CHP said.
Medical staff attempted to save Lopez, but he died at the hospital. Gutierrez was uninjured, as were her 4-year-old daughter and mother, both of whom were in the back seat. Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the Altadena CHP at 626-296-8100. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor ALTADENA – A 23-year-old man died Tuesday after a 30 to 35-pound boulder crashed through the windshield and hit him, the CHP said.
Christopher Lopez died at Glendale Adventist Medical Center after the female driver took him there just after the boulder hit her Toyota Corolla. Lopez was identified by Lt. David Smith of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical ExaminerCoroner. Investigators believe the boulder was intentionally dropped from the Orange Grove Boulevard overpass as the Corolla was westbound on the 134 freeway in Pasadena, the California Highway Patrol Altadena Office said. The boulder struck the Corolla around 8:55 p.m. March 13. “Being startled, [the driver] temporarily lost control of her vehicle and began swerving across traffic lanes. Upon regaining control of her vehicle, she drove immediately to Glendale Adventist Medical Center,” The CHP said. Medical staff attempted to save Lopez, but he died at the hospital. Lopez's city of residence was unavailable. Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the Altadena CHP at 626-296-8100. |
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