14 TRUCKS CRASH ON RAINY I-5; 1 DIES IN NORTHRIDGE.Byline: Jennifer Knight and Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writers The first rain of the new year had deadly consequences, resulting in one fatal crash in Northridge and a 14-truck pileup in the Newhall Pass Newhall Pass is a mountain pass in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Historically called San Fernando Pass and Fremont Pass, it separates the Santa Susana Mountains from the San Gabriel Mountains. , authorities said Saturday. California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officers responded to more than 150 traffic crashes Saturday. And, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the National Weather Service, there is an 80 percent chance of rain from another storm due today. The biggest rainy-day crash was a domino-effect collision of 14 big rigs in the southbound south·bound adj. Going toward the south. southbound Adjective going towards the south Adj. 1. Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. truck lanes near the junction with the Foothill Freeway. ``I don't think I've ever seen anything like that in my whole life,'' said truck driver Pablo Orejel, who walked away from his jackknifed tractor-trailer with minor cuts and bruises. Orejel, whose truck was the 10th to become involved, said other drivers had radioed ahead and warned him of a disabled rig seconds before the crash, but it was too late. ``Everything happened too fast,'' he said of the wreck. ``It was a matter of seconds.'' The incident began at 3:42 a.m. when a big rig emerged from a tunnel, turned to avoid another truck and careened into a cement rail, according to CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan reports. As each truck emerged from the tunnel, there was no time to stop, officials said. ``The road was too wet and slippery,'' Orejel said. The impact caused some big rigs to split in half. Others spilled their loads, and cargo was strewn strew tr.v. strewed, strewn or strewed, strew·ing, strews 1. To spread here and there; scatter: strewing flowers down the aisle. 2. about the highway. Despite the mangled wreckage, only two people suffered injuries, and neither was life-threatening. A 16-year-old female passenger was treated at Providence Holy Cross Memorial Medical Center for a broken leg, along with a woman who complained of back injuries, authorities said. ``It had to be one of the worst freeway pileups involving trucks in recent memory. It was some wreck,'' said CHP Officer Gary Butler, a 19-year veteran. Late Friday, when the rain first began to fall, the driver of an Acura swerved to avoid another vehicle and lost control of the car at Balboa Boulevard and Lassen Street in Northridge. The Acura crashed into a light pole at about 10 p.m., causing severe injuries to a 23-year-old passenger. The injured woman, Julia Sokow of Granada Hills, was rushed to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History , but died on arrival. National Weather Service specialist Stuart Seto said the fast-moving storm expected to hit today will bring rain that is heavy at times. He said both the Friday-Saturday storm and the one due today are from the Gulf of Alaska Noun 1. Gulf of Alaska - a gulf of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world . Today's storm also includes moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Paca, which hit Guam last month. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos, Map, 2 Boxes Photo: (1) Firefighters haul cargo from the road in the Newhall Pass on Saturday after a crash involving 14 big rigs. (2) A jumble of tractor-trailers obstructs the southbound truck lanes of the Golden State Freeway. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Map: Site of truck collisions Daily News Box: (1) L.A. RAINFALL (2) LOCAL RAINFALL |
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