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 - A DUI/driver license checkpoint is scheduled for Friday September 22, the Baldwin Park Police Department announced.

The checkpoint will be operated at an undisclosed location from Friday at 6 p.m. to Midnight.

“The purpose of checkpoints is not necessarily to make arrests, but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving impaired,” according to the Baldwin Park Police Department in a written statement.

Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - A full closure of the northbound 605 freeway just south of the I-10 freeway opened after fatal crash investigation Sunday morning.

First responders were called around 2 a.m., July 9 to a report of a sedan that overturned and landed on its roof. A motorcycle and possibly a black Mercedes-Benz were also involved in the crash, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs.

The California Highway Patrol stopped all northbound lanes south of Valley Boulevard and diverted traffic to the west I-10 freeway. By 2:21 a.m., a request for an evidence tow was made.

Two other people were hospitalized.

By 6:16 a.m. Caltrans ended the full closure and northbound traffic was free to move again, according to the California Highway Patrol.

It is not immediately clear what caused the crash.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - The residents of a home escaped serious injury Thursday after an SUV, driven by a suspected drunk driver rolled and crashed into the front of the house.

The crash occurred in the 13700 block of East Ramona Boulevard Just after 7 a.m., Thursday, June 29. The crash also sheared a fire hydrant, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic.

According to Johnny Higuera, 56, who resides on the property, his mother was in the kitchen when the SUV struck and heavily damaged the house. His mother, 76-year-old Norma Rodriguez, was thrown several feet, but escaped serious injury.

Apparently, crashes are common at that intersection with Kenmore Avenue. Another home avoided damage after a vehicle crashed and stopped short of hitting the home.

Higuera and a few others had to help the driver out of the crashed SUV. The driver appeared drunk, Higuera told SGV CityWatch.

The driver was apparently arrested, but SGV CityWatch was unable to reach a Baldwin Park Police supervisor for further details on the arrest.

Higuera’s normal ritual is to take the dog out and have a smoke around the time the vehicle crashed, but he overslept Thursday morning and likely avoiding being seriously injured or killed.

“For one reason or another I didn’t do that this time for some reason. I was having a good old dream,” Higuera said.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - A semi hauling a 40,000-pound trailer overturned and possibly caused several vehicles to crash into it on the east I-10 freeway just east of the 605 freeway.

The California Highway Patrol is holding all lanes of the eastbound side while firefighters work to treat patients, two of which were pulled after being trapped in a vehicle. The northbound 605 transition to the east I-10 is also being held.

All eastbound traffic is being diverted to the south 605, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash was first reported at 4:46 a.m.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - A man in his 50s was hospitalized Saturday after he jumped from the Baldwin Park Boulevard overpass and onto the eastbound I-10 off ramp, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department.

Dispatchers received a number of calls from drivers who saw the man standing on Baldwin Park Boulevard over the freeway just after 6 p.m. April 1. They were worried that he was going to jump. After a search, the man was found wounded on the eastbound offramp to Baldwin Park Boulevard, according to Sgt. Balzano of the Baldwin Park Police Department.

The man suffered significant injuries. Balzano did not know what specific injuries the man received, only saying there was visible trauma.

The man is reportedly in stable condition.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - One person was killed and another person was hospitalized after a vehicle struck a tree Monday afternoon.

The crash occurred in the area of Ramona Boulevard and Kenmore Avenue around 2:46 p.m. Monday, March 6. One person was transported to a trauma center, according to Dispatch Supervisor Bernard Peters of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

A white sedan struck a tree near Ramona Boulevard and Kenmore Avenue.

The victim, who died at the scene was described as being 16 years old, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department.

All traffic lanes of Ramona Boulevard from Merced Avenue to Monterey Avenue are expected to be closed for a few more hours during the investigation.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - Driver error likely led to an injury crash between two vehicles Friday evening.

One vehicle attempted a left-hand turn from northbound Downing Avenue to westbound Ramona Boulevard when it was struck by a vehicle east on Ramona just after 6 p.m. May 6, according to a preliminary investigation by the Baldwin Park Police Department.

One of the vehicles rolled over and the driver was ejected.

“Additionally, debris from the traffic collision struck an oncoming Foothill Transit bus. No injuries were sustained to the bus driver and passengers,” according to the Baldwin Park Police Department in a written statement.

Video from the scene showed a thoroughly-cracked windshield on the Foothill Transit bus.

Debris from the violent collision was strewn across westbound and eastbound lanes of Ramona Boulevard on both sides of railroad tracks, forcing the delay of several Metrolink trains until the scene could be cleaned enough for train traffic to move through.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - The offramp at Baldwin Park Boulevard from the eastbound I-10 freeway has been closed an unknown duration after a person died Monday morning.

It is not completely clear if the fatality resulted from a traffic collision. CHP traffic logs indicate that someone was performing chest compressions on the victim described as an elderly woman.

Both the California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles County Firefighters were dispatched to the offramp just after 11 a.m. April 19.

BALDWIN PARK – A driver from Los Angeles died after her vehicle rear-ended a tractor trailer on the I-10 freeway early Sunday.

Sandy Rocha, 36, died at the scene of the crash on the westbound I-10 freeway at Frazier Street. The collision occurred around 4:15 a.m. Rocha allegedly was speeding before the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Rocha drove a 2011 Hyundai.

Rocha’s Hyundai became lodged under the rear of the tractor trailer after the crash.

The driver of the 2013 Freightliner was uninjured, the CHP said.

All westbound lanes were temporarily closed around 4:22 a.m. and by 4:26 a.m., the HOV and No. 1 lane were opened, according to CHP traffic logs.