 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - All but the No. 5 lane of the westbound I-10 freeway in El Monte remain closed after a collision took the lives of two people Sunday morning.
The crash was first reported at 5:22 a.m. Both victims killed in the crash died at the scene, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Moises Marroquin. Three other people received a minor injuries in the crash, according to the Los Angeles county fire department, but it was not immediately known if those three injured were taken into area hospitals.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Twitter user Chris&Anita. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Two people received minor injuries after a plane ended off the runway at San Gabriel Valley Airport Saturday morning.
A fuel tank on the plane was leaking. Los Angeles County Firefighters are on scene helping to supply foam. Crews from the airport are also working to prevent a fire, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The crash was reported around 11:13 a.m. August 31 close to Lower Azusa Road. Ambulances have been called for both the plane’s occupants. Firefighters plan on transporting them to an area hospital. The plane, a fixed-wing, multi-engine Cessna 510 is registered to Star Jet, LLC with an address in San Marino, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.  PHOTO/By Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - An small aircraft landed in the Rio Honda Wash, firefighters reported Thursday afternoon. The plane hit the Rio Hondo Wash just north of San Gabriel Valley Airport, 4233 N. Santa Anita Avenue around 5:19 p.m. The plane landed in roughly an inch of water. The pilot was spotted sitting on a wing and was airlifted by a Sheriff’s helicopter, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Air traffic controllers advised LA County Fire of a plane down north of the airport. The plane and pilot were located in the wash near West Hondo Parkway. It is unclear why the pilot landed in the Rio Hondo Wash.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Service has been disrupted after an eastbound train struck and killed a pedestrian, a Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatcher said.
The collision was reported at 3:37 p.m. June 18. The train struck a pedestrian near Valley Boulevard and Johnson Avenue, according to Dispatch Supervisor Ed Pickett with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Riders were en route to Downtown San Bernardino on Metrolink Line 314 when the collision occurred. The tracks between El Monte and Baldwin Park are closed, according to Metrolink. Lines 316, 318, 320, 322, 324, 329 and 333 to San Bernardino are cancelled due to the collision, Metrolink said. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor  A 28-year-old La Puente man died after slamming his car into a tanker truck Sunday, April 8. PHOTO/El Monte Police Department. EL MONTE - A 28-year-old driver died in a tremendous crash on Lower Azusa Road and Peck Road Sunday afternoon.
The collision occurred around 12:05 p.m. Two patients, one with minor injuries, the other critical, were extracted from the twisted wreck and taken to County/USC Medical Center, according to Dispatch Supervisor Bernard Peters of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Distracted driving and speeding are believed to be factors in the crash, according to the El Monte Police Department. The crash is still under investigation. The man has yet to be identified. Next of kin has not been notified, according to Investigator Rudy Molano of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. El Monte Police reminds its residents that April is distracted driving month and officers will be out in full force writing cell phone tickets.  PHOTO/Stock image. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor EL MONTE – A man was found shot to death inside a vehicle after crashing into a security gate on Valley Boulevard Tuesday morning.
The victim, only described as a Hispanic adult male, crashed his vehicle into the gate at a business in the 12300 block of Valley Boulevard. Officers were dispatched to a traffic collision and flagged down by a passerby who pointed out the crashed vehicle, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The driver, suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the upper torso, was declared dead at the scene. There is no suspect description available. Valley Boulevard between Durfee Road and the 605 freeway remains closed during an investigation, El Monte Police said. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  The driver of a silver truck was able to get away without injury after overturning on the eastbound I-10 off ramp to northbound Peck Road Sunday morning,March 11. PHOTO/El Monte Police Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Weather is a likely factor in two separate collisions that occurred within 20 minutes of each other Sunday morning. The first collision involved a silver four-door truck that overturned and landed on its roof on the eastbound I-10 freeway offramp to northbound Peck Road around 8:45 a.m. The driver was able to get away without injuries, said Sgt. Aram Choe of the El Monte Police Department. The overturned truck was ultimately handled by the California Highway Patrol. The second solo collision occurred on eastbound Valley Boulevard near Durfee at just after 9:02 a.m. A silver car somehow spun out and sheared a fire hydrant. The driver was uninjured, Choe said.  The driver of a silver car lost control and sheared a hydrant at Valley Boulevard near Durfee Avenue Sunday morning, March 11. PHOTO/El Monte Police Alcohol and drugs are not factors in either collision, but slick roads are likely to blame, Choe said.
Los Angeles County Firefighters arrived to assist in shutting off the hydrant. Southern California Edison was requested to inspect the integrity of an electrical vault that was continually doused by flowing water. |
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