 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK - One person died after being hit by a vehicle after stepping out into traffic lanes on the I-10 freeway Friday morning. The victim, a 25-year-old Norwalk resident yet to be identified, was the passenger in a collision on the eastbound I-10 freeway west of Francisquito Avenue April 26. The victim exited a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo after it hit a disabled 2016 Volkswagen Passat in the No. 1 lane, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred just after 3 a.m.
The victim left the Monte Carlo and walked into the No. 2 where a 2013 Toyota Prius was approaching. The Prius’ driver could not stop in time and hit the victim, the CHP said. The Prius continued and soon struck a Toyota Camry. The victim died at the scene. The Prius driver was taken to Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina for complaint of pain. All eastbound lanes west of Francisquito Avenue were closed at 3:20 a.m. The No. 1 lane was opened by 4:36 a.m. All remaining lanes were closed until 6:53 a.m. Alcohol and drugs are not suspected factors in the crash.  PHOTO/Baldwin Park Police. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK - A pastor at a Baldwin Park church was arrested April 10 after an investigation began into accusations of sexual assault against a 15-year-old girl. Edgar Fabian Martinez, 50, was arrested and booked on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, sending sexually explicit material to a minor and sex assault, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department. Martinez is a pastor at Iglesia De Jesucristo un Nuevo Pacto in Baldwin Park. He allegedly committed the assault in 2019 against a girl in his congregation, Baldwin Park Police said.
Martinez is being held in lieu of $240,000 bail at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Martinez may have used other facilities to host church services and may have more victims, Baldwin Park Police said. Anyone with information on Martinez or who may be a victim is urged to call Baldwin Park Police Detective Thomas Leon at 626-960-1955, ext. 414, or Detective Carmen Chice at 626-960-1055, ext. 439.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE: All eastbound lanes affected by the semi crash on the I-10 east of the 605 freeway are open as of 11 a.m., the CHP reports. BALDWIN PARK - Most lanes remain closed after a big rig tipped over and fell across the No. 1, 2 and 3 lanes of the east I-10 freeway just east of the 605 freeway Wednesday morning. A Sig Alert for the No 1, 2,3 and 4 lanes remain in effect until at least 11 a.m. after about 40,000 pounds of honeydew melon were spilled across the freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. The semi tipped over around 6 a.m. |
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