Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK – The HOV and No. 1, 2 and 3 have reopened after a three-vehicle crash killed one on the westbound I-10 freeway Wednesday morning. A 10,000-pound, three-axle semi trailer was involved in a collision with a pickup truck and a sedan on the I-10 at Baldwin Park Boulevard February 19, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. The collision occurred around 4 a.m. A Sig Alert was requested around 4:20 a.m. The California Highway Patrol cancelled the Sig Alert around 7 a.m. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK - An older driver crashed into a dialysis building Saturday morning and injured three people inside December 14. Preliminarily, the older driver may have mistaken the gas pedal for the brake and sent the vehicle into Advanced Dialysis Center, 3932 Downing Ave., according to Lt. Chris Hofford of the Baldwin Park Police Department. The crash was reported around 7:51 a.m. One patient complained of pain, one suffered a possible fractured leg. The nurse suffered moderate lacerations, Hofford said.
Other patients were taking dialysis at the time and about 30 patients were moved to other facilities. “The building is structurally sound and it was boarded up,” Hofford told SGV CityWatch. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK - Police are searching for the driver who killed a pedestrian Wednesday night. The unidentified pedestrian was struck and killed on Pacific Avenue between Vineland Avenue and Stichman Avenue around 5:30 p.m. November 6. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Sgt. Andy Velebil of the Baldwin Park Police Department.
Velebil did not have a suspect or vehicle description. Traffic on Pacific near Stichman is being diverted onto side streets while the investigation continues, Velebil said. Anyone with information on the hit and run is urged to call Baldwin Park Police at 626-960-1955. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK - A driver whose vehicle got a little too close to the railroad tracks was uninjured after a passenger train hit her vehicle Monday night. The collision occurred on Francisquito Avenue on the railroad tracks near Paddy Lane just before 9:30 p.m. October 7. The driver’s vehicle sustained minor to moderate damage, according to Sgt. Andrew Velebil of the Baldwin Park Police Department. The train took off the front bumper as it passed by. The driver was still in the vehicle when the train hit, Velebil said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK - One person was killed in a crash late Thursday night, a county fire inspector said. The crash, dispatched to firefighters at 9:58 p.m., occurred near Bresee Avenue and Los Angeles Street. Officers arrived on scene around 10:05 p.m. and began CPR on a patient in traumatic full arrest, according to Brian Stevens, inspector with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Around 10:08 p.m., firefighters reported the patient deceased, Stevens said. A Baldwin Park Police supervisor was unavailable to provide any other details on the crash. A passerby at the scene believed the patient was a bicyclist. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK - One person was critically injured, three others received unspecified injuries in a three vehicle crash on the west I-10 freeway east of Frazier Street Monday. The crash has forced a Sig Alert for all lanes except for the HOV lane until at least 1:30 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP reported preliminarily that two minivans and an 18-wheeler collided. The crash reportedly disabled the 18-wheeler, which requires a heavy-duty tow. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! 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. 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. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - One person is confirmed dead after a FedEx truck overturned on the Los Angeles Street off ramp to the north 605 freeway Tuesday. Early reports from Los Angeles County firefighters report one person was trapped inside the overturned truck. Minutes later, firefighters declared the victim dead at the scene. The crash was dispatched to the California Highway Patrol at 5:16 p.m. Several other vehicles were involved. A Sig Alert has been issued for an unknown duration for the off ramp, the CHP said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK - A motorcycle rider is in jail Monday after crashing and killing his rider, police said.
Sergio Cardenas, 56, was booked in the Baldwin Park jail December 16 and is held in lieu of $100,000 bail. Cardenas is accused of clipping a curb in a crash that ejected his passenger onto the road, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department. The collision occurred around 5 p.m. at Dalewood Street and Francisquito Avenue December 16. Police identified the female passenger as Luz Urias, 57. Cardenas suffered leg pain in the crash, Baldwin Park Police said. |
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