Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK - The slow lane has been shut down for an undetermined amount of time after a pedestrian was struck and killed on the westbound I-10 freeway just west of Baldwin Park Blvd. early Tuesday morning.
Drivers reported a pedestrian walking with traffic between the number five lane in the shoulder around 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, December 19. No description of the pedestrian has been given. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner has yet to respond. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK – The 85-year-old woman struck and killed by a motorcyclist March 24 in a crosswalk was identified recently.
Zifeng Lu was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. She died from blunt force trauma. The death was ruled accidental. Drugs and alcohol appeared to not play a factor in the crash, which occurred around 6:28 a.m. at Pacific Avenue and Puente Avenue. The rider, a West Covina man in his mid-60s, was westbound when he struck Lu, according to Sgt. David Leon of the Baldwin Park Police Department. Lu died at the scene. She was originally identified as 86 years old. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK – Drugs and alcohol appeared to not play a factor in a crash that killed a pedestrian and briefly sent a motorcyclist to the hospital Thursday.
The crash occurred around 6:28 a.m. March 24 at Pacific Avenue and Puente Avenue. The rider, a West Covina man in his mid-60s, was westbound when he struck the 86-year-old woman while she was in a crosswalk, according to Sgt. David Leon of the Baldwin Park Police Department. The woman died at the scene. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK - Two women found inside a home died after a fire was extinguished Monday night.
The fire burned at a home in the 14700 block of Clark Street around 8:55 p.m. January 10. Both women were found unresponsive inside the home and were declared dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. One woman was only described as being in her 50s, the other in her 80s. Investigators are unclear if the fire was intentional. Arson investigators are determining the fire’s cause. Autopsies will likely determine how the women died. Anyone with information on these deaths is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8447), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK – A suspected DUI driver was arrested Saturday, accused of causing a crash that killed his passenger.
Fabian Jamies Davalos, 21, allegedly crashed at an unsafe speed into the rear of a semi that slowed down for traffic on the westbound I-10 freeway west of Pacific Avenue August 28. The passenger was ejected in the crash and died at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol. The passenger was identified as 19-year-old Dayanna Tamayo. She died from blunt force head trauma, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The crash occurred around 3 a.m. The driver of a 2021 International A26 was in the No. 4 and began slowing for traffic due to a temporary construction closure affecting the HOV, No. 1 and 2 lanes of the I-10 freeway. Jamies Davalos, in a 2016 Honda Accord, slammed into the back of the International A26, according to the CHP. Jamies Davalos was treated for minor injuries at County/USC Medical Center. The semi’s driver was uninjured. A Sig Alert, issued at 3:41 a.m., affected the HOV, No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 lanes of traffic until 6:15 a.m. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES – Coroner investigators recently named the man and woman killed by gunfire in Baldwin Park July 23. Wen-Dong Huang, a 58-year-old man, and Siying Wang, an 18-year-old woman, were found dead inside a home in the 3300 block of Athol Street last week. Exams have yet to be performed, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Baldwin Park officers arrived to a report of domestic violence in the 3300 block of Athol Street and found the bodies. A third person was found severely injured and later hospitalized with injuries considered not life-threatening, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
Initially, homicide investigators said a woman was a suspect in the shooting. In a follow up report, investigators said a severely-injured person was also at the scene and later hospitalized. A handgun was recovered at the scene. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 322-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or at lacrimestoppers.org. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK - Most trains have since gone back in service after a pedestrian was killed by a Metrolink train Thursday afternoon.
A pedestrian was found deceased about 100 yards west of Francisquito Avenue after having been struck under the I-10 freeway overpass by a San Bernardino-bound train, according to Paul Gonzales, Metrolink spokesman. The collision was reported just before 2:30 p.m. July 16. The collision occurred in a non-pedestrian area, Gonzales told SGV CityWatch. Train service resumed at 5:01 p.m., Gonzales told SGV CityWatch. No identification is available yet for the victim, who is only described as an adult male, according to Kristina McGuire of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK - Two men died Independence Day after the illegal fireworks they held prematurely detonated, police said. Both incidents occurred at 9 p.m. July 4. One man was fatally injured in the 3800 block of Athol Street. The second occurred in the 1800 block of Puente Avenue, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department in a written statement. Wilmer Josue Serrano, a 23-year-old Covina man, was fatally injured on Puente Avenue. Jorge Juarez, a 33-year-old Baldwin Park man, was fatally injured on Athol Street, according to Coroner Investigator Nani Cholakians of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.
It is unclear what specific type of fireworks led the deaths. “All types of fireworks hold a high risk of serious injuries, death, and fires. Only Safe & Sane fireworks are allowed in Baldwin Park. Please report all use of illegal fireworks,” Baldwin Park Police said. Autopsies have yet to be scheduled. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - The teen killed in nine-vehicle collision May 10 on the I-10 freeway in Baldwin Park has been identified. Ryan Milliner, 13, died from blunt force trauma. He was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. His death was ruled accidental. The crash occurred around 1:43 p.m. on the eastbound I-10 freeway at the Francisquito Avenue off ramp. The driver of a 2008 International DuraStar flatbed tow truck failed to brake in time for stopped traffic in the No. 5 lane and rear ended a 2018 Toyota Corolla, which was pushed into a 2019 Kia Niro, according to the California Highway Patrol. The tow truck driver also slammed into a vehicle in the No. 4 lane: a 2018 Nissan Murano occupied by Milliner in the right rear seat, the CHP said.
The Nissan Murano was struck by a 2004 Dodge Ram truck after the former hit the center divider. A 2018 Lexus IS200T then struck the Murano, the CHP said. The Kia Niro rear-ended a 2008 Honda Odyssey and a 2006 Honda CRV, the latter rear-ended a 2000 Toyota Corolla. Milliner died at the scene. One driver suffered major blunt force trauma. Injuries to many others in the crash ranged from major to minor. |
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