Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - Authorities have opened all lanes of the eastbound I-10 freeway at Dudley Street after a crash killed one person Saturday morning.
The HOV, No. 1 & 2 lanes have just reopened after being shut down for several hours during the investigation. First responders were called around 6:13 a.m. to two solo collisions. A white vehicle and dark sedan were involved. One of the vehicles blocked the No. 4 lane, while the other blocked the No. 1 & 2 lanes, according to the California Highway Patrol. By 6:36 a.m., the CHP requested all lanes be closed. By 9:02 a.m., the No. 3 & 4 lanes were opened and the coroner arrived on scene. It is not yet publicly clear what caused the fatal crash. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - A suspect attempted to make like a tree and leave, but instead found himself up a certain creek without a paddle during a pursuit.
Fernando Lopez, 31, was taken into custody in Corona May 23 after ditching his reportedly stolen ride. Officers attempted to stop him near White Avenue and Holt Avenue, according to the Pomona Police Department. The incident began at 11:15 a.m. Lopez allegedly fled police at high speed, ignored stop signs and drove in opposing lanes of traffic. The pursuit took to the southbound 71 freeway into Corona, according to the Pomona Police Department. Lopez escaped his vehicle on Serfas Club Drive. An Ontario Police helicopter located Lopez in a tree. Lopez was booked on suspicion of felony evading, grand theft auto, possession of burglary tools, possession of a controlled substance and driving on a suspended license, according to the Pomona Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE: As of 1:56 p.m., all lanes were reopened, according to the California Highway Patrol.
POMONA - Possibly as many as 30 to 50 vehicles were disabled after a large pothole developed on the northbound 71 freeway near Holt Avenue Tuesday. A full freeway closure of the 71 at Holt Avenue is in place for an unknown duration. The California Highway Patrol is attempting to get an updated status from Caltrans who has been requested for emergency repair work, but materials needed for the emergency repair work are apparently not available until the day shift crew arrives, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP first received calls from drivers around 4:11 a.m. Wednesday, March 15. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - Northbound lanes of the 71 freeway at Holt Avenue have been closed due to a fatal crash.
A vehicle described as a burgundy Grand Caravan likely struck the pedestrian around 3:33 a.m. The van was stopped in the right shoulder with a shattered front windshield, according to CHP traffic logs. A body covered in a black jacket was seen laying near the center divider. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - County firefighters are working to pull the driver from the twisted wreck of a dark blue sedan after he crashed into the rear of a tractor trailer in the I-10 freeway just east of Kellogg Drive.
The driver of the dark blue Honda accord was allegedly speeding in lanes of the eastbound I-10 freeway before the crash. The collision is taking up the No. 3 and 4 lanes of the eastbound side of the freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported around 1:32 a.m. May 5. When Los Angeles County Firefighters arrived on scene, they reported that the driver was breathing, had a pulse, but was unresponsive, according to the California Highway Patrol. Multiple good Samaritans pulled over to the side of the freeway and either were attempting to flag down other drivers for help, or prevent other drivers from crashing into the trapped Honda Accord and tractor trailer, according to a law enforcement helicopter over the scene. A one-hour Sig Alert for the No. 3, 4 and 5 lanes of traffic was issued at 1:49 a.m. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - The driver of a yellow flatbed truck possibly suffered a medical emergency and died on the shoulder of the northbound 71 freeway at Rio Rancho Road Monday morning.
The incident was reported to the CHP around 8:38 a.m. September 13. Firefighters arrived on scene and performed CPR, but the driver was pronounced dead around 9:10 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The flatbed truck is described as a Ford F450 from Penske. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - Two people died after an SUV they occupied slammed into the back of a parked big rig on the right shoulder of the southbound 57 freeway at Temple Ave., Tuesday morning.
A red SUV struck the rear of the semi trailer and became stuck underneath it around 3:30 a.m. November 3. A Sig Alert was issued for the No. 3 and 4 lane for an unknown duration beginning just after 4 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. A tow truck was called to separate the SUV from the trailer, according to CHP traffic logs. Initial reports indicated as many as five people inside the SUV were trapped, according to CHP radio traffic. The Sig Alert appears to remain in effect as of 6:52 a.m. |
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