Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

PASADENA - No one was injured after a car crashed and became pinned under an open top trailer on the east 210 freeway Thursday.

The crash occurred on the Mountain Avenue on ramp in Pasadena August 21 around 7:15 a.m. The driver of the black Toyota Camry was initially trapped but was able to free himself, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs.

A request to shut down all lanes of the on-ramp was made at 7:32 a.m. The closure was lifted at 7:53 a.m., according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

PASADENA - Authorities identified the driver, and was found shot dead behind the wheel of a vehicle in Pasadena March 26.

Ivan Cervantes-Cruz What sound still seated in the driver seat of his white sedan the crash of the 700 block of Rio Grande St., Wednesday around 6:15 p.m. His vehicle jumped the curb and crashed into a wall in a residential area. He died at the scene.

The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner has yet to provide the official cause of death.

CPR was administered to Cervantes by a Pasadena Police officer until paramedics arrived, but Cervantes could not be revived.

It is unclear if Pasadena Police Robbery/Homicide detectives have identified a suspect, or a motive in the shooting.

Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Pasadena police department at 626-744-4241. Remain anonymous by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org.

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Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

1:38 p.m.: CHP has cancelled the Sig Alert on the 134 freeway after this morning’s deadly crash. All lanes are open.

PASADENA - All lanes of the westbound 134 freeway at San Rafael Avenue remain closed for a fatal collision Sunday.

All westbound traffic on the 210 freeway to the west 134 is being diverted off at Fairoaks Avenue. Lanes are expected to be closed for four to eight hours, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The collision occurred around 8:12 a.m. January 5.

It is not quite clear yet exactly how many vehicles were involved in the initial crash. The first reports indicated that possibly as many as four vehicles were involved.

The incident started with a report of a vehicle entering the westbound 134 while traveling eastbound at San Rafael Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A witness to the crash told CHP dispatchers that one of the vehicles exploded after crashing, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs.

Requests have been made for tow trucks to haul away at least six vehicles for evidence.

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CityWatch Editor

PASADENA - Three people, including a child, were reportedly saved by Good Samaritans after a Tesla was driven into a swimming pool Tuesday morning.

The driver reportedly pressed the accelerator instead of the brakes and smashed through a wall, according to the Pasadena Fire Department.

Firefighters were called at 8:55 a.m. to the 700 block of West California Boulevard January 10.

“Good samaritans jumped into the pool and rescued the occupants,” according to the Pasadena Fire Department in a written statement.

It is not immediately clear if anyone was injured.

PASADENA – A driver accused of intoxicated driving was arrested after crashing with a Pasadena Fire Department battalion chief early Saturday morning.

The crash occurred in the intersection of South Lake Avenue and East Green Street around 1:51 a.m. June 11. The suspected drunk driver allegedly ran a red light while eastbound and collided with the chief’s SUV, according to the Pasadena Fire Department in a social media statement.

No one was injured.

“The suspect's vehicle collided into the Starbucks located at 80 S. Lake Avenue. The business was structurally safe and was not red tagged,” according to the Pasadena Fire Department.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

PASADENA - A motorcycle officer with the Pasadena Police Department was seriously injured after colliding with a sedan Friday afternoon.

The collision occurred around 3:17 p.m. May 27 at the intersection of East Colorado Boulevard and North Oak Avenue, according to Lisa Derderian, public information officer with the City of Pasadena.

“The other driver remained on scene and is cooperating. They are uninjured. The motor Officer was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries,” Derderian told SGV CityWatch.

Drivers are asked to avoid Colorado at Oak during the investigation.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

UPDATE: As of 7:30 a.m. all lanes have reopened, according to the California Highway Patrol.

PASADENA – One person was killed in a crash on the 210 freeway early Monday.

The westbound No. 4 and 5 lanes are expected to reopen by 8:30 a.m. after having originally closed by about 3 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

The fatal crash occurred around 2:35 a.m. February 7. Few details are available, other than the collision was reported around the Lake Avenue off ramp on the westbound 210 freeway.

The California Highway Patrol Traffic Management Center still has no other details, including how many vehicles were involved, or if it was a pedestrian killed, according to CHP Officer Moises Marroquin.

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CityWatch Editor

PASADENA – Three teens who died in a violent collision January 16 were identified by investigators Monday.

Temple City teens Andyn Bae, 17, and Eric Gullekson, 16, died at the scene. Nicholas Torres, a 17-year-old Monterey Park resident died after being hospitalized.

The crash occurred around 8:25 p.m. Sunday on Michillinda Avenue south of Foothill Boulevard. Bae was driving the 2005 Honda south on Michillinda when, for unknown reasons, it crashed into a raised concrete curb, bounced and hit a chain link fence, crashed into a dirt/shrub embankment and rolled over, according to the California Highway Patrol.

It is unclear as of Tuesday whether alcohol and/or drugs contributed to the crash.

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CityWatch Editor

PASADENA - One person received minor injuries after two vehicles collided, sending one crashing into a Cheesecake Factory early Tuesday.

The collision occurred around 5:50 a.m. May 25 at E. Colorado Blvd. and N. Fair Oaks Ave., according to the Pasadena Fire Department.

Pasadena Urban Search and Rescue responded to evaluate the integrity of the building, The Pasadena Fire Department said.

Employees were inside the restaurant when the crash occurred, but no one was injured inside.

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CityWatch Editor

PASADENA - A portion of Orange Grove Boulevard will be closed for at least two hours Sunday morning after a crash killed one occupant and sent another to a hospital.

The crash occurred around 3 a.m. at East Orange Grove Blvd. and North Craig Ave., November 15. A 23-year-old woman died at the scene. A 26-year-old man was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital for treatment, according to Lt. Sean Dawkins of the Pasadena Police Department.

The vehicle struck a light pole. No other vehicles were involved, Dawkins told SGV CityWatch.

Investigators are still determining the cause of the crash, Dawkins told SGV CityWatch.

Orange Grove from Oak Avenue to Craig Avenue will be closed in both directions.