 PHOTO/California Highway Patrol. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - Investigators have named the truck driver killed in a crash involving three big rigs and a sedan in West Covina. Southgate man Edmundo Hernandez Beltran, 52, was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. An autopsy has yet to be scheduled to determine the exact cause of death. The crash occurred around 2:50 a.m. September 26. A Honda Civic and two big rigs came to a stop in the No. 4 lane of the eastbound I-10 freeway west of Citrus Street due to a separate collision. A third big rig failed to stop and caused a chain reaction crash, according to the California Highway Patrol. The big rig driver who did not stop crashed into two stopped big rigs in front of him. The Honda Civic was then struck.
Beltran died at the scene. All eastbound lanes were shut down for hours during an investigation and cleanup. The driver who caused the collision remains hospitalized at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center with major injuries, the CHP said. Alcohol and drugs do not appear to be factors in collision.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A man died in a collision possibly involving a big rig ad several other vehicles Thursday. The crash occurred on the eastbound I-10 freeway just west of Citrus Street just before 3 a.m. A big rig reportedly struck as many as three vehicles in the No. 3 lane, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. The victim is only described as a Hispanic man in his 40s. He was pronounced dead at 3:08 a.m., the CHP said. All eastbound lanes of the I-10 just west of Citrus will be closed for an unknown duration, the CHP said. Firefighters were called to treat an injured person possibly suffering a head injury.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A high-speed chase ended with the suspect crashing into some k-rails on a freeway exit ramp Monday night. The driver of a white four-door sedan crashed into the k-rails before 10:20 p.m. September 24 in the eastbound I-10 freeway at Holt Avenue. It was not clear why officers were pursuing the driver.
One person was witnessed being detained at the scene, but it is unclear if this person was the driver. The No. 5 lane and the Holt Avenue off ramp were closed around 10:45 p.m. due to the crash, the California Highway Patrol said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - The 12-year-old boy who claimed two men tried to kidnap him while he walked to school admitted to making the story up. During the investigation, detectives determined the incident did not occur. Detectives then interviewed the boy who admitted to fabricating the story, West Covina Police said in a written statement. The 12-year-old alleged he was followed by a man in a black Mercedes as he walked to Traweek Middle School the morning of September 5. The boy alleged the driver tried to lure him into the car when a man on a bicycle arrived and tried to force him inside.
Police investigated two possibly-related incidents September 4. One incident police determined was not an attempted kidnapping. The victim and the caller could not be located in the second incident, West Covina Police said. “The West Covina Police Department wants the public to know that we have no evidence that leads us to believe there is anyone driving around the schools attempting to lure students into vehicles. The West Covina Police always encourages the public and students to be aware as they walk throughout the city and if possible walk in pairs,” West Covina Police said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Detectives are investigating the attempted kidnapping of a middle school student September 5.
A 12-year-old boy at Traweek Middle School, 1941 E. Rowland Ave., reported the attempted kidnapping at 7:20 a.m. A man in a newer four-door black Mercedes approached the boy while he walked to school. Another man on a bicycle attempted to force the boy in the car, according to the West Covina Police Department. The two suspects fled in unknown directions. The student was uninjured. Detectives are attempting to link two possibly-related incidents from September 4. At 1:18 p.m. Wednesday, a man tried to lure a 10-year-old girl into his vehicle at Workman Avenue and Lark Ellen Avenue. At 3:06 p.m., a man in a black sedan was witnessed following a girl also near Lark Ellen and Workman, West Covina Police said. The driver in the September 5 incident is described as a white man, 20 to 30 years old. He wore sun glasses and a dark shirt. The suspect on the bicycle is described as a Hispanic man in his 20s. He wore a ski mask and a black hooded sweatshirt. Anyone with suspect information is urged to call the West Covina Police Department at 626-939-8688. |
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