Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ARCADIA - Investigators are still trying to determine why a driver slammed their vehicle into a tree Thursday.

The crash occurred in the 100 block of Colorado Place just before 11:30 a.m. January 15. A preliminary investigation revealed the vehicle was southbound when it veered off the road and hit the tree, according to the Arcadia Police Department.

“The driver, and sole occupant, was unresponsive upon officers’ arrival. The Arcadia Fire Department also responded to the scene and the driver was later pronounced deceased,” according to the Arcadia Police Department in a written statement.

The driver’s identity has yet to be publicly revealed until next of kin have been notified.

Anyone with information on this crash is urged to call the Arcadia Police Department at 626-574-5151, case number 26-0188. Remain anonymous by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org.

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ARCADIA – One person was killed in a crash on the westbound 210 freeway at Baldwin Avenue Wednesday.

The HOV, No. 1 and 2 lanes of traffic remain closed during cleanup and an investigation, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The CHP responded to a report of a possible silver Saturn blacked out and stalled in the HOV lane. Sometime before 4:53 a.m., a collision occurred, according to CHP traffic logs.

At 5:09 a.m. all lanes were temporarily closed. By 5:12 a.m., the No. 4 lane and the right shoulder were opened to traffic.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ARCADIA - All eastbound lanes west of Baldwin Avenue on the 210 freeway in Acadia will be closed for at least eight hours after one person was found dead at the scene of a collision that was possibly tied to a freeway shooting, the California Highway Patrol said.

CHP responded to the scene at 9:05 a.m. September 4, according to Officer Peter Nicholson of the California Highway Patrol.

Nicholson has preliminary information on a possible suspect vehicle involved but is waiting from a investigators on scene to develop better information before publicly sharing a description of the vehicle involved.

All eastbound traffic is being diverted off at Michillinda Avenue.

Nicholson was unaware of other injuries involved in the crash. Whether the victim died from the crash or from possibly being shot is not immediately known.

ARCADIA – Investigators are trying to determine why a vehicle left the roadway and slammed into two power poles and a flood control fence, a crash that killed the driver.
 
The solo collision occurred in the area of Las Tunas Drive and El Monte Avenue at 11:37 p.m. February 21. When officers arrived, the driver was dead. Two passengers suffered minor injuries, according to Lt. Jeremy Lachenmyer of the Arcadia Police Department.
 
Anyone with information on this collision is urged to call Arcadia Police at 626-574-5151 and reference case number 21-0623. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org.

ARCADIA - Drugs and alcohol do not appear to factor into a collision caused by a tanker driver who hit several parked vehicles Thursday.

The crash occurred on southbound Baldwin Avenue near Las Tunas Drive just before 2 a.m. The collision between the tanker hauling milk and the parked vehicles caused a temporary closure of both southbound lanes of Baldwin Avenue, according to the Arcadia Police Department.

The driver reported no injuries, Arcadia Police said.

ARCADIA - Police will conduct a DUI/driver license checkpoint at an undisclosed location Friday, September 20.

ARCADIA - A driver had to be extricated from a grey sedan after multiple vehicles collided on the westbound 210 freeway west of Santa Anita Avenue.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ARCADIA – A man was arrested December 14 after he admitted to smoking weed before crashing his vehicle, police said.
 
The crash was reported in the area of Colorado Street and Chelsea Road around 3:26 a.m. After officers arrived, the driver, a Los Angeles resident, admitted he smoke marijuana six hours prior, according to the Arcadia Police Department.
 
The 35-year-old driver was taken into custody and was briefly hospitalized to be medically cleared before being booked.

Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

ARCADIA - An Arcadia police officer arrested a man on an outstanding warrant and driving under the influence after witnessing a large cloud of marijuana smoke billowing from the vehicle during a traffic stop August 10.
 
The suspect, 19-year-old Rome Washington of Los Angeles, was stopped in the 400 block of West Duarte Road around 1:34 a.m. for driving with his high beams on, Arcadia Police said.
 
Upon contacting Rome, the officer witnessed the cloud of marijuana smoke coming from the vehicle, Arcadia Police said.
 
“Through a series of field sobriety tests, the officer determined the suspect was driving under the influence of marijuana,” Arcadia Police said in a written statement.
 
Washington was arrested and booked on suspicion of DUI and for a felony warrant.

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ARCADIA - A Sig Alert was issued for the No. 3, 4 and 5 lanes on the eastbound 210 freeway at Michillinda Avenue Wednesday after a semi and trailer overturned.

No injuries were reported after the semi and trailer turned over just before 6 p.m. across all lanes of the eastbound 201 freeway.

The Sig Alert is scheduled to last until about 8:30 p.m.