Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - The California Highway Patrol will hold a sobriety checkpoint in the unincorporated area of Azusa Friday, August 23. The checkpoint, scheduled at an undisclosed area, will take place at 5:30 p.m. Traffic permitting, all vehicles will be checked, but if traffic volume increases, every third or fifth driver will be stopped to maintain objectivity, according to California Highway Patrol Captain Susan Estrem. The captain noted that checkpoints tend to, “reduce the number of drinking drivers on the road, even though arrest totals do not rise dramatically.”
A major value of checkpoints is their psychological influence, the CHP said. “We advise the news media well in advance whenever a checkpoint is planned, since extensive publicity also is viewed as a legal safeguard,” Estrem said. Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - A handful of mountain roads will be closed ahead of the Independence Day holiday. Glendora Mountain Road north of Big Dalton Road to East Fork Road and Glendora Ridge Road from Glendora Mountain to Mt. Baldy Road will close Wednesday, July 3 at 4 p.m. The roads are expected to reopen Friday, July 5 at 10 a.m., according to the U.S. Forest Service.
The above road closures will not affect pedestrian, bicycle or horse traffic. Chantry Flat Road will close Wednesday, July 3 at 8 p.m. and is expected to reopen the morning of July 5, Sierra Madre Police said. Monrovia Canyon Park, 1200 N. Canyon Blvd., will be closed July 3 through July 5, the City of Monrovia said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The 33-year-old motorist killed after a suspected DUI driver crashed into her car last week has been identified. Debby Shen was named by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. An autopsy has yet to be performed, according to public coroner records. David Busby, 56, was traveling south on the 57 freeway past Arrow Highway in the No. 2 lane just before 10 p.m. June 19. He slammed his 2016 Ford Transit 250 into the stalled 2012 Hyundai Elantra occupied by Shen, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Elantra was stalled in the No. 1 and 2 lanes when it was hit.
A Sig Alert was issued for the No. 1, 2 and 3 lanes from 10:19 p.m. to 1:16 a.m. Busby was booked at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station and is being held in lieu of $2 million bail at the North County Correctional Facility, according to county booking records. Busby is scheduled for a July 23 appearance in Pomona Superior Court. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN BERNARDINO - A name has not been released for the 57-year-old Pasadena man killed after falling into the path of a moving big rig on the 210 freeway Wednesday. The man was walking in the center divider of the east 210 freeway towards Highland Avenue around 11:26 a.m. He lost balance and fell backwards into the No. 1 lane and between the left rear tires of a 2014 Freightliner tractor trailer, according to the California Highway Patrol San Bernardino Office.
The pedestrian died at the scene. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DOWNEY - At least one person was injured after being hit by a vehicle on the northbound 605 freeway north of Telegraph Road Wednesday morning. The collision occurred just after 3 a.m. At least two people were standing in lanes of traffic after a semi and blue sedan collided, the latter ended in the center divider, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. One of the people from the crash was hit by a vehicle. He ended in the No. 3 lane with what was initially described as a broken leg the CHP was told.
The CHP issued a Sig Alert and shut down all northbound lanes for one hour. Eventually, the No. 4 lane was opened around 4:25 a.m. All northbound lanes were cleared by 4:40 a.m.
Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
REGION - A heads up for drivers in the East San Gabriel Valley area as loads of cyclists will speed through for the Amgen Tour of California Friday.
The Tour will be coming through the cities of Azusa, Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, Claremont and through the San Gabriel Mountains. The race is split into men’s and women’s brackets. Women’s Stage 2: 9:45 a.m. start time ONTARIO - Begins at Citizen’s Business Bank Arena -North on North Haven Avenue -West on Arrow Route UPLAND -North on Euclid Avenue UPLAND/CLAREMONT -West on East 16th Street/ Baseline Road LA VERNE/SAN DIMAS -West on Foothill Boulevard GLENDORA -North on Amelia Avenue -West on Foothill Boulevard GLENDORA/MOUNTAINS -North on Glendora Mountain Road -North on Glendora Ridge Road -North on Mt. Baldy Road -Finish at Mt. Baldy Resort: 12:09 a.m. (estimated)
Men’s Stage 6: 11:50 a.m. start time
ONTARIO - Begins at Citizen’s Business Bank Arena -North on North Haven Avenue -West on Arrow Route UPLAND/SAN ANTONIO HEIGHTS -North on Euclid Avenue UPLAND/CLAREMONT -North on North Mountain Avenue/Mt. Baldy Road MOUNTAINS -South on Glendora Ridge Road -North on Glendora Mountain Road -South on East Fork Road MOUNTAINS/AZUSA -South on San Gabriel Canyon Road AZUSA/GLENDORA -East on Sierra Madre Avenue GLENDORA/MOUNTAINS -North on Glendora Mountain Road MOUNTAINS -North on Glendora Ridge Road Mt. BALDY -North on Mt. Baldy Road -End at Mt. Baldy Resort: 3:40 p.m. (estimated) The entire race will conclude in Pasadena. The Amgen Tour of California is an annual, professional Tour de France-style cycling event that challenges the world’s top cycling teams along hundreds of miles of iconic California highways, byways and coastlines. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EAST LOS ANGELES - A Sig Alert has been issued for all lanes of the north and south 710 freeway south of Whittier Boulevard after fallen cables have caused traffic to come to a halt. The California Highway Patrol is reporting drivers who are not stuck are exiting the freeway on nearby onramps. At least one vehicle may have been damaged by the falling cables. Construction is being done in the area. A crane operator became trapped by the fallen cables until he was freed from his equipment, according to the CHP.
An off-duty Sheriff’s deputy reported that some of the wire are sparking, the CHP said. It is unclear if all the fallen cables are live power lines. CHP officers report traffic signals around the 710 and 60 freeways are out. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch LOS ANGELES - A 43-year-old man was identified as the driver found dead after his sedan was found crashed and submerged on a basin. Mario Andrade was the driver identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. His city of residence as not readily available. The vehicle went over the side of San Gabriel Canyon Road around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, April 16. Andrade was ejected from his sedan as it plummeted 300 feet over the side of the road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The sedan was found in the water-filled basin just south of Morris Dam. It was submerged in 17 feet of water, the CHP said. A dive team with the Los Angeles County Fire Department searched, but found no additional victims. It is unclear what direction Andrade was traveling when the sedan went over the side. Alcohol and drugs do not appear to be a factor in the crash, the CHP said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority will be performing signal testing along the freight line in Azusa, Glendora and San Dimas April 28, officials said. The construction authority plans to run either a Metrolink or Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight engine six times through the cities from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the following crossings:
The signal testing is being done as part of the Gold Line Foothill Extension work from Azusa to Montclair. The Construction Authority has moved overhead signal communication equipment for the freight line and has installed it underground.
The engine will run at 40 miles per hour through each crossing to test signal and gate activation. Railroad workers known as flaggers will be stationed at each crossing, the Construction Authority said. Six successful runs will complete the testing, the Construction Authority said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A motorcycle crash involving at least one other vehicle left a patient in full cardiac arrest, firefighters said Saturday. The collision occurred around 12:01 p.m. April 13 on Highway 39 at East Fork Road near the Off-Highway Vehicle area. The patient was airlifted by a Sheriff’s rescue helicopter to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, according to Dispatch Supervisor Art Marrujo of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The collision possibly resulted in a fatality, according to Officer Elizabeth Kravig of the California Highway Patrol.
Officers have listed the call as a fatality, but confirmation is difficult, because communication deep in the mountains is problematic, Kravig said. It is unclear if the rider or an occupant from the second vehicle is listed as the fatality. |
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