Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

UPDATE: As of 6:45 a.m. all lanes have reopened.

DIAMOND BAR - Portions of the 60 freeway at the 57 interchange remain closed while the California Highway Patrol investigates a possible shooting from late Tuesday night.

At 5:47 a.m., the California Highway Patrol extending the Sig Alert for an additional hour.

The eastbound and westbound connector roads to the southbound 57 freeway are closed, as well as the westbound 60 carpooling to fly over to the southbound 57 and The northbound, grand Ave., on ramp to the westbound of 60 freeway are also closed, according to Caltrans.

The occupants of a white sedan were fired upon reportedly in the Diamond Bar area. For reasons unknown, the white sedan was driven to the Costa Mesa area. A rear passenger died. A front passenger sustained injuries, but will survive. The driver was not hurt, according to ABC 7 news.

Authorities were called to a reported vehicle to vehicle shooting near Diamond Bar Boulevard around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 1.

A truck was also apparently struck by gunfire, but no one was injured. Video taken at the scene of the investigation showed a pickup truck stopped in a parking lot, CHP officers interviewed a family that occupied the truck.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DIAMOND BAR - A murder suspect was identified and arrested June 14, the same day a body was discovered near the 60 freeway.

Sercan Naldoken, 32, was arrested at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana at 10:22 p.m., a little more than 12 hours after an officer discovered a woman’s body ditched behind a freeway sound wall.

An officer investigated an unoccupied white Honda Acura parked on the shoulder of the east 60 freeway just east of Diamond Bar Boulevard around 10:45 a.m. June 14, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The officer stopped behind the Acura and, after seeing the vehicle was empty, searched the surrounding area. He found the body of a 56 year-old Downey woman behind the sound wall adjacent to the Acura, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Initially, investigators believed the woman’s death to be homicide.

Naldoken, also a Downey resident, was booked on suspicion of murder. He is being held in lieu of $2 million bail at the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles.

DIAMOND BAR - A man in his 80s was found dead on Brea Canyon Road near the 57 freeway early Sunday morning.

The body was found on Brea Canyon Road one half mile north of Tonner Canyon Road early Sunday morning, according to Sarah Ardalani, public information officer with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.

Los Angeles County fire fighters were dispatched to a medical emergency call at 5:31 a.m. July 24. Firefighters declared the man dead at the scene and immediately requested Los Angeles county sheriffs deputies, according to county fire department radio traffic.

The man has yet to be identified publicly until next of kin are notified. There was no cause of death yet.

The investigation has been turned over to the Los Angeles County sheriffs homicide Bureau.

A portion of Brea Canyon Road was shut down with the combined help of the California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Diamond Bar/Walnut station during the investigation.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DIAMOND BAR – The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office sought additional details and asked law enforcement for further investigation into a fatal crash that killed a pedestrian.

23-year-old Daniel Salazar was accused of DUI driving May 1 and crashing his 2007 Toyota Prius into a stalled 2012 International Truck Tractor and a woman standing on the right shoulder of the eastbound 60 freeway east of Brea Canyon Road.

Salazar, a Pomona man, was booked at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut Station. The case against him was rejected. He was detained only and he was released May 3 at 10:44 p.m., according to Los Angeles County booking records.

“On May 3, we asked law enforcement for further investigation,” according to Ricardo Santiago, public information officer with the DA’s office.

Santiago did not elaborate further.

Ana Cruz-Sanchez, a 29-year-old Rialto woman, was standing on the right front side of the semi. The Prius struck Cruz and the right front side of the semi after drifting onto the shoulder, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Cruz died of blunt force trauma at the scene. Her death was ruled accidental, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.

The CHP believes alcohol or drugs contributed to the crash.

Salazar was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital medical Center with minor injuries.

A Sig Alert was issued at 6:28 a.m., affecting lanes 1 through 4 for nearly six hours. It was cancelled at 12:23 p.m.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DIAMOND BAR - One person was declared dead at the scene of a big rig fire that shut down the east 60 freeway, leaving only the HOV and a connector road open.

The California Highway patrol responded to report have a sedan versus a big rig on the shoulder of the eastbound 60 freeway under the 57 freeway overpass just after 6 a.m. May 1. Passersby reported seeing a woman in sweatpants and a bra laying in traffic lanes just ahead of the crash, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs.

It is not yet clear if the woman died as a result of the fire, or if she was struck by a passing vehicle. It was also not clear if there were any other injuries reported.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DIAMOND BAR - A reported solo collision killed one person on the trans road from the eastbound 60 freeway to the northbound 57 in diamond bar Thursday morning.

The collision occurred around 12:08 a.m. January 6. It is unclear if the victim died inside the crashed vehicle. There was an earlier report from a driver that someone was struck in the middle lanes of the 60 freeway just before the trans road, according to the California Highway Patrol.

At 1:11 a.m., a Sig Alert was issued for the eastbound 60 trans road to the northbound 57 freeway.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DIAMOND BAR - A motorcyclist died in an early morning crash on the northbound 57 freeway Saturday.

The crash occurred south of Diamond Bar Boulevard. CHP officers were dispatched at 2:10 a.m. August 21. The No. 2, 3 and 4 lanes were affected for several hours, according to Officer Moises Marroquin of the California Highway Patrol.

A three-hour Sig Alert was issued for the above mentioned lanes just before 3 a.m.

Just before 7 a.m., the Sig Alert was extended for an additional 30 minutes, but was canceled just before 8:30 a.m.

​The rider was only described as a Hispanic man about 40 to 50 years old, Marroquin told SGV CityWatch.

Marroquin did not know if any other vehicle was involved.

The fatal collision was possibly tied to another CHP call of a person decapitated in lanes of traffic that was dispatched at 2:11 a.m. on the north of 57 freeway just north of Lambert Road near a wall. That incident also required the No. 2, 3 and 4 lanes to be shut down.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DIAMOND BAR - One person was killed after the vehicle they were in overturned at the center divider of the 60 freeway early Saturday morning.

The crash was reported to the California Highway Patrol just after 3 a.m. July 31. A witness described a sedan, possibly a Toyota, crashed into the center divider and landed on its roof on the eastbound side of the 60 freeway just east of Diamond Bar Boulevard, according to CHP traffic logs.

The victim was trapped inside the overturned sedan and eventually died at the scene.

At 3:18 a.m., CHP officers requested Caltrans to close the freeway to all traffic and by 3:29 a.m., officers initiated a traffic break.

At 4:46 a.m., the CHP announced that the No. 6 lane was only open to traffic.

At 7:34 a.m. all lanes were opened, the CHP announced.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DIAMOND BAR - A grass fire is being extinguished by several Los Angeles County fire units after a silver compact vehicle went off the eastbound 60 freeway and crashed down an embankment.

The fire is confined to the island area between the eastbound 60 freeway and the Diamond Bar Boulevard offramp, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

At least two ambulances have been requested to treat the injured. The severity of injuries is not immediately known.

The No. 4 lane and the off ramp are closed while firefighters work, the California Highway Patrol reports.

The crash was reported to the California Highway Patrol around 7:20 a.m. July 11. At least one caller reported that a silver sports vehicle was driving erratically before it crashed down the embankment.

All occupants in the silver sports vehicle were able to self extricate. A passerby reported that one person with blood on his face was seen sitting on the offramp, according to California Highway patrol traffic logs.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DIAMOND BAR – A pedestrian was found dead Thursday near the right shoulder of the northbound 57 freeway at Pathfinder Road.

The California Highway Patrol responded just after 1 a.m. to a report of pedestrian laying in the slow lane April 29.

The HOV and No. 1 lanes were able to remain open for most of the investigation. By 3:47 a.m., all lanes were opened for traffic, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs.

It is unclear if the pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit and run driver.