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. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A pedestrian was killed after colliding with a vehicle near the Vincent Avenue on ramp to the West I-10 Freeway.
A Sig Alert was issued for an unknown duration for the on ramp from Southbound Vincent Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The point of impact occurred just north of the on ramp. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - An adult male died at the scene of a crash November 6, police said.
The collision occurred on Lark Ellen Avenue at Cameron Avenue at 5:07 p.m. Four vehicles were involved, according to Keith Freeman, acting lieutenant of the West Covina Police Department. The West Covina Police Traffic Bureau is investigating the crash. One of the drivers may have suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash, but it is still unclear what caused the collision, Freeman told SGV CityWatch. Freeman was not sure if anyone else was injured. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor 6:42 a.m.: The California Highway Patrol has reopened all main line lanes of the eastbound I-10 freeway near Azusa Avenue after a fatal crash. The No. 1 lane of the eastbound off ramp remains closed. WEST COVINA – One freeway lane has opened after a crash took a life early Thursday morning. All other lanes remain closed. A body was reported in the No. 1 lane of the eastbound I-10 freeway just west of Azusa Avenue around 4:33 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. All other lanes remain closed for an unknown duration. It is unclear which vehicle struck and killed the pedestrian. A blue sedan was observed stopped on the right shoulder of the eastbound I-10 near where the pedestrian was discovered. An additional two to three vehicles were stopped in traffic lanes and pedestrians were seen running to the body, the CHP reported. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - No injuries were reported after a driver crashed his truck while exiting the I-10 freeway Monday afternoon, spilling tons of bottled water.
The driver fled the truck after it tipped over and crashed on the westbound I 10 freeway off ramp on Garvey Avenue east of Barranca Avenue around 3:53 p.m. 30 tons of bottled water were strewn across the roadway, according to the California Highway Patrol. A heavy duty tow truck was called to lift the approximately 70,000 pound truck back onto its wheels. No injuries were reported. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - The No. 5 lane and the Pacific Avenue off ramp will be closed until at least 5:30 a.m. after a trailer hauling tomatoes caught fire Saturday morning.
The trailer caught fire and stopped on the westbound I-10 freeway near Pacific Avenue sometime after 2 a.m. March 28. The California Highway Patrol was dispatched to the scene at 2:11 a.m. according to CHP traffic logs. The trailer was hauling 30,000 pounds of tomatoes. The structural integrity of the trailer is compromised and the tomatoes are being offloaded before the trailer can be moved, the California Highway Patrol said. No injuries were reported. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A driver reportedly ran a red light and struck a stationary Sheriff’s Patrol SUV Tuesday morning, a Sheriff’s lieutenant said.
The crash took place around 9 a.m. at East Valley Boulevard and South Sentous Avenue February 11. A driver ran a red light and hit the patrol SUV that was waiting for a green light, according to Lieutenant Adler of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. No one was injured, Adler said. Adler did not believe initially that alcohol or drugs contributed to the crash. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Officers are investigating the cause of a crash that sent at least one person to the hospital Sunday afternoon, a West Covina Police lieutenant said.
The collision occurred around 5:30 p.m. December 29 near Francisquito Avenue and Willow Avenue. Officers are investigating the possibility that one driver suffered a medical emergency which led to the collision, according to Lt. Keith Shishido of the West Covina Police Department. The collision created a hazard in the intersection, forcing police to briefly block the road to traffic while the road was cleaned, Shishido said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Workers spent hours lifting an overturned trailer and cleaning up the mess of tires it left Tuesday night. The crash occurred on the westbound I-10 freeway just east of Barranca Street around 7:09 p.m. There were no reported injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. The trailer was ripped apart and spilled debris across the No. 4 & 5 lanes, with some debris spilling below onto Garvey Avenue, the CHP said.
What caused the trailer to overturn was not immediately clear. A Sig Alert was issued at 7:16 p.m. and was cancelled at 11:52 p.m. 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. |
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