SOUTH PASADENA – A man died and two women were wounded after police believe a truck ran a stop sign and slammed into them in an intersection.

The collision happened July 27 at Marengo Avenue and Maple Street just before 8:30 p.m. The driver of the white Toyota Sienna truck was north on Marengo when he allegedly ran the stop sign and hit the pedestrians, according to the South Pasadena Police Department.

The three pedestrians were taken to a hospital where the still-unidentified man was eventually pronounced dead.

The driver of the Toyota Sienna remained at the scene.

“At this time, it remains unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the collision,” according to the South Pasadena Police Department in a written statement.

Anyone with information about this crash is urged to call South Pasadena Police Officer Jeff Holland at 626-403-7270.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

SOUTH PASADENA - Police are asking anyone with information on a motorcycle crash to come forward and aid the investigation.

The rider, a 38-year-old San Gabriel man, suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing at Arroyo Drive and Pasadena Avenue around 10:52 p.m. Sunday, August 16. The rider was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, according to the South Pasadena Police Department.

The rider was last listed in critical, but stable condition, South Pasadena Police said.

There was apparently no other vehicle involved in the crash, South Pasadena Police said.

Any witnesses to the crash, or anyone with information on the collision is urged to call the South Pasadena police department at 626-403-7297.

PASADENA - A man South Pasadena Police accuse of driving at high speed was arrested Sunday night after crashing into a parked vehicle and narrowly missing a home with a family inside.

The driver, Andrew Mellow, 35, crashed at 161 Columbia St. in Pasadena just after 9:30 p.m. March 8. He was arguing with his girlfriend and decided to drive at high speed during the fight while intoxicated, according to Sgt. Bartl of the South Pasadena Police Department.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

SOUTH PASADENA - No one was injured after the driver of a grey or blue Toyota four-door fled a crash with a Gold Line train January 7.

The crash occurred at the crossing near Monterey Road at Pasadena Avenue just after 6:30 p.m. The vehicle was west on Monterey Road when it either stopped under the descending railroad crossing arms, or partially went through the already down gate arms, according to Sgt. Matt Ronnie of the South Pasadena Police Department.

The train sustained only a dent in the collision.

“As the train passed through, so did the car. It left,” Ronnie said.

There were apparently no witnesses to the crash. No other motorists witnessed the crash and no one on the train, except for the engineer, saw the collision, Ronnie said.

By the time officers were called to the crash, there was already a 20-minute delay, Ronnie said.

Metro officials went to the scene to determine if the train was safe to continue or if passengers needed to evacuate to another train, but it was able to continue through, according to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Twitter.

SOUTH PASADENA - Glass and metal came crashing down after a Lexus RX 350 crashed through the front of a business Friday morning.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

SOUTH PASADENA - A 21-year-old driver was hospitalized November 3 after crashing into a building support column, police said.

The crash was reported just after 2 a.m. in the 1400 block of Huntington Drive. A Los Angeles man was driving at a high rate of speed when he veered off Fair Oaks Avenue and struck the support column, according to South Pasadena Police.

The driver sustained significant injuries, South Pasadena Police said.

“This investigation is still ongoing; however, alcohol and/or drug impairment appear to be a contributing factor in this collision,” South Pasadena Police said in a written statement.