Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - A bicyclist was found unresponsive and severely injured, laying in traffic lanes after being hit by a driver Thursday afternoon.
The collision occurred on Park Avenue north of Pearl Street around 5:11 p.m. December 5. Officers and Los Angeles County Firefighters rendered aid at the scene before the rider was hospitalized, Pomona Police said. The rider was identified by Pomona Police as 35-year-old McKenzie Story, a Pomona resident. He was last listed in critical condition. The driver, Sergio Galvan, remained at the scene and is cooperating with officers. Investigators determined he was not intoxicated while driving, Pomona Police said. The Rider is in Critical Condition. CLICK TO READ MORE Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - One person was taken to a nearby hospital, the victim of a reported vehicle-to-vehicle shooting on the eastbound I-10 freeway Friday. The victim wound up in the parking lot of a McDonald’s, 2145 Murchison Ave., after being involved in the shooting. Firefighters were called to the McDonald’s at 6:55 p.m. and transported one victim to an area trauma center, according to Dispatch Supervisor Miguel Ornellas of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A Sig Alert was issued for all eastbound lanes of the I-10 freeway at the 57 interchange, according to Officer Dion Conley of the California Highway Patrol.
The shooting apparently occurred on freeway lanes somewhere east of the 57 interchange. CHP officers are combing lanes to look for evidence. The Sig Alert may last until possibly 9:30 p.m. Descriptions of a suspect and suspect vehicle are not readily available. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - The man seriously burned after his car ignited in a solo traffic collision died from his injuries, police reported. The driver was pulled from his burning Honda Pilot after crashing into a pole on West Temple Avenue and South University Drive just after 1 p.m. June 23. The driver was taken by helicopter to an area hospital for treatment. Investigators followed up on the driver’s status Monday morning and were told by hospital staff that the driver died, Pomona Police said.
The driver was identified at the scene, but it is not known if next of kin was notified. The driver’s name remains publicly unknown. No other vehicles were involved and the driver was the only occupant of the Honda Pilot. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - One person died Sunday after two vehicles collided on the eastbound I-10 freeway at Dudley Street, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash in middle lanes was reported to officers at 4:27 a.m. The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:41 a.m. A Sig Alert was issued at 4:55 a.m., according to the CHP Traffic Management Center.
A pickup truck and sedan collided. The Sig Alert was cleared at 7:26 a.m. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - Five people, including two children, were injured in a two vehicle crash Friday. The crash involved a Los Angeles County Fire utility truck at South Park Avenue and Rio Rancho Road at 11:33 a.m., according to Vanessa Lozano of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Two children were critically injured. An adult was also critically injured. Two other adults suffered moderate and minor injuries.
Two people were trapped in the collision and required extrication, Lozano said. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - A man allegedly threatening to jump onto the westbound I-10 freeway was saved by firefighters on the northbound 57 freeway transition to the westbound I-10 Thursday. The man came down from being perched on the edge of the trans road right after firefighters arrived on scene. California Highway Patrol officers have the man detained, according to Inspector Brian Stevens of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Firefighters were dispatched at 10:21 a.m. to the trans road and saw the man perched on the edge. They immediately requested a truck equipped with rescue air cushions in the event he jumped and requested all westbound lanes of the I-10 to be shut down. The man arrived to the location in a blue sedan. The car is being towed, according to the CHP. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - Firefighters pulled a trapped occupant from an overturned vehicle Tuesday morning. The crash occurred at North Garey Avenue and East Monterey Avenue jut after 9 a.m. Firefighters arrived on scene, reported one trapped occupant and extricated patient, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The extent of injuries is not immediately known. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - An estimated 30 feet of concrete divider was destroyed and thrown across freeway lanes after a big rig crashed on the I-10 freeway Sunday morning. A two-hour Sig Alert is scheduled to expire or possibly extend around 10:40 a.m. for the HOV, No. 1, 2 and 3 lanes for eastbound lanes and the HOV and No. 1 lanes for the westbound side at Garey Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The big rig crashed and destroyed the center divider just west of Garey Avenue before 6:30 a.m. May 19. A vehicle struck the debris in the aftermath of the crash and became disabled as well. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - A pedestrian is running around traffic lanes, fleeing CHP officers who are trying to catch him. The suspect was on foot in eastbound lanes of the I-10 freeway near Dudley. The man was walking west in westbound lanes near the center divider at Fairplex Drive just after 9:50 p.m., according to CHP radio traffic.
The suspect fled across lanes and kept to the shoulder until he fled south along the freeway and disappeared into some brush. The suspect is a Hispanic man, around 5 feet 10 inches tall, has a grey hat, black sweater and blue pants. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - One was killed and three others injured in a crash on White Avenue at West McKinley Avenue Tuesday. The crash was reported around 4:24 p.m. The road is closed during a traffic collision investigation, according to the Pomona Police Department.
Police preliminarily believe two vehicles were involved in the crash, with one northbound vehicle crossing the center divider head on into a southbound vehicle. The police department’s Traffic Bureau is investigating. |
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