Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The motorcyclist and his passenger who died in a crash Thanksgiving afternoon were identified recently.
Malerie Santos and Adrian Fuentes, both 20 years old, were identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. Both victims died at the scene of blunt trauma and there were no other contributing factors in their deaths which were ruled accidental. The crash occurred on Amar Road at Westport Street. First responders were called around 5:10 p.m. November 23, according to the West Covina Police Department. It is not immediately known what direction of travel each vehicle was in at the time of the crash, but it appears, given where the bodies were located, that the motorcycle was headed westbound on Amar Road. The occupants in the sedan and SUV involved in the crash sustained minor injuries. The West Covina Police Department Major Accident Investigation Team is determining what led to the crash. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A motorcyclist is dead at the very same intersection where a crash, also involving a motorcycle, took two lives just one day prior.
This latest crash occurred at the intersection of Amar Road and Westport Street around 7:09 p.m. Friday, November 24. A westbound motorcyclist collided with a sedan in the intersection. The motorcyclist died at the scene. Two people inside of the sedan sustained minor injuries, according to Sgt. Steven Spagon of the West Covina Police Department. Amar Road between Temple Avenue and Shadow Oak Drive remains closed during an investigation. This reporter spoke briefly with two residents who live south of the affected intersection and both have said that fatal collisions have occurred at that intersection over the past few years and that the traffic light sequence is likely aiding in these collisions. Spagon told SGV CityWatch that traffic collision investigators will have to meeting with the city’s Engineering Division to determine a course of action. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A motorcyclist and passenger were killed in a collision involving two other vehicles on Thanksgiving.
As of now alcohol and drugs do not appear to be a factor in the crash that occurred on Amar Road at Westport Street. First responders were called around 5:10 p.m. November 23. Both the motorcyclist and passenger were declared dead at the scene, according to the West Covina Police Department. It is not immediately known what direction of travel each vehicle was in at the time of the crash, but it appears, given where the bodies were located, that the motorcycle was headed westbound on Amar Road. The occupants in the sedan and SUV involved in the crash sustained minor injuries. The West Covina Police Department Major Accident Investigation Team is determining what led to the crash. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A man from Victorville was booked on suspicion of felony DUI and vehicular manslaughter charges after allegedly crashing a vehicle into a flood control channel, killing his passenger, according to the West Covina Police Department.
First responders were sent to the crash at Valinda Avenue and Glendora Avenue just after Midnight April 23. Once first responders descended into the flood control channel, they found a passenger dead at the scene. Driver Jose Felix Tamayo-Juárez, 24, was evaluated for minor injuries and later arrested. He is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail, according to the West Covina Police Department. Roadways near the crash were closed for many hours but have since reopened. Anyone with information on this investigation is urged to call West Covina Police Traffic Corporal Cychner at 626-939-8589. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 8:53 p.m.: A Sig Alert for westbound lanes of the I-10 freeway at Sunset Avenue has ended and CHP officers are leaving the scene. It is unclear if CHP officers ever located evidence tied to a vehicle-to-vehicle shooting.
WEST COVINA - California Highway Patrol officers are canvassing the westbound I-10 freeway near Vincent Avenue after a driver reported a suspect fired a weapon Friday night. The CHP responded to the scene around 7:30 p.m. May 6. Freeway lanes near Azusa Avenue are also being checked, according to Officer Stephan Brandt of the California Highway Patrol. Brandt did not have a suspect description, or vehicle description. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - The No. 5 lane of the east I-10 freeway west of Azusa Avenue may reopen to traffic soon while all others remain closed after a fiery crash killed at least one person.
As many as two vehicles were involved in the crash that was reported just after midnight. One vehicle was allegedly being driven in excess of 100 miles per hour before crashing, according to California Highway Patrol radio traffic. As officers arrived on scene to the crash, they observed one vehicle already fully-engulfed in flames, according to the California Highway Patrol. One caller reported hearing the crash from their residence. Caltrans is en route to set up a closure. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA – A driver is dead after crashing into a tree on a west Covina street early Friday.
The driver died at the scene of the crash at South Nogales Street and Amanda Street. Authorities were called to the scene around 3:35 a.m., according to the West Covina Police Department. Only one vehicle was reportedly involved in the crash and the unidentified driver was the sole occupant, according to the West Covina Police Department. The West Covina Police Major Accident Investigation Team is determining how and why the crash happened. Anyone with information on this crash is urged to call the West Covina Police Department Tip Line at 626-939-8688 to remain anonymous. Information can also be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Traffic lanes reopened as of 2:22 p.m. Saturday after police conducted a fatal traffic investigation on Valley Boulevard.
The collision occurred in eastbound lanes of Valley Boulevard east of South Sentous Avenue January 15 around 5:58 a.m. The driver remained at the scene, according to Lt. Tim Rodgers of the West Covina Police Department. A statement was issued just after 8 a.m. Police asked drivers to avoid the area Valley Boulevard and South Sentous Avenue during the investigation. As the morning progressed, all lanes were opened with the exception of one eastbound lane. The pedestrian’s identity will be revealed once the next of kin have been notified. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA – A pedestrian was struck and killed after walking onto lanes of the east I-10 freeway near Holt Avenue.
All eastbound lanes at the Holt Avenue on ramp are closed for three to four hours for an investigation, according to the California Highway Patrol. It appears a CHP officer spoke to a pedestrian on the west I-10 freeway near Holt Avenue around 5:47 a.m. The pedestrian allegedly said someone as trying to kill him. The pedestrian, only described as a male with tattoos then ran across traffic lanes to the center divider, according to the California Highway Patrol. The pedestrian was first hit by a vehicle’s side mirror as the pedestrian walked against traffic along the middle lanes of the freeway as he attempted to flag down drivers, according to the CHP. Around 6:04 a.m. came in the first report of the pedestrian possibly down in traffic lanes just west of Via Verde in the No. 3 and 4 lanes. By 6:19 a.m., CHP officers were requesting a hard closure of eastbound lanes. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Westbound lanes of Valley Boulevard are closed west of Fairway after a fatal crash early Wednesday.
Officers responded to 3033 E. Valley Blvd. around 5:23 a.m. November 3 and found a vehicle struck a wall. The only occupant inside the vehicle was declared dead at the scene, according to Lt. Tony Cortina of the West Covina Police Department. West Covina Police traffic investigators are on scene determining the cause. It is not yet publicly clear how or why the collision occurred. |
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