AREA CRASHES KILL 1, HURT 7; FREEWAYS HIT BY A SERIES OF PILEUPS.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer One man died Friday and at least seven others were injured in several crashes that turned Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Valley's sodden sod·den adj. 1. Thoroughly soaked; saturated. 2. Soggy and heavy from improper cooking; doughy. 3. Expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink. 4. Unimaginative; torpid. v. freeways into tangled masses of twisted cars and trucks. A big rig Big Rig was a punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area fronted by singer/songwriter Jesse Michaels. Michaels performed with the group after the break up of his previous project, Operation Ivy, and before forming the band Common Rider. driver was killed shortly before 1 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle near the San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the off-ramp of the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. in Newhall, said California Highway Patrol Officer Doug Sweeney. ``It fell about 50 feet off the side of the freeway,'' Sweeney said. The identity of the driver was being withheld pending family notification. Dwight Wiggins, a Santa Clarita road worker checking for mudslides on the nearby Sierra Highway, rushed to assist the trucker and was injured when a pickup truck skidded over the side of the freeway and landed atop the downed rig. Wiggins was treated for facial wounds at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital and later released. The driver of the second truck, Medel Nino, 24, of Newhall was also treated and expected to be released from the hospital, Sweeney said. Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La Capt. Bernard Deyo said the area where the trucks spun off the road and down the embankment toward Sierra Highway is a hotbed hotbed, low, glass-covered frame structure for starting tender plants. It differs from a cold frame only in that the soil is heated—either artificially as by underground electric wiring or steampipes, or naturally with partially fermented stable manure, which for traffic mishaps, especially when it rains. ``We get a lot of accidents on the freeway at San Fernando Road, and the rain is always a contributing factor,'' Deyo said. Moments after the truck crashes, 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 officers responded to a pileup a few miles north at Escondido Canyon Road in Agua Dulce. Sweeney said a driver traveling more than 100 mph on the wet freeway hit a car and caused a 10-car chain reaction collision. There were no serious injuries. The day began with a 13-vehicle collision on the 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. in the Newhall Pass that involved big rigs, two tour buses and a CHP car. Three people suffered minor injuries. Sweeney said the driver of a big rig, which was traveling at about 35 mph, lost control of his vehicle, touching off the 4:45 a.m. collision. ``Because of the wet roadway, the rig jackknifed and was hit from behind by another truck,'' Sweeney said. Authorities said that started the chain-reaction collision that stranded two busloads of skiers returning from a trip to Lawton, Utah. A CHP squad car also was wrecked. ``When the CHP supervisor arrived at the scene he got out of his car and began clearing the lanes of traffic,'' Sweeney said. ``Moments later another truck happened upon the scene and drove over the top of the CHP car, smashing it,'' he said. CHP Officer Rick Sirovy, who had been driving the squad car, was not injured. Authorities said two San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. teen-agers, who were passengers on the tour bus, suffered injuries and were taken to Providence Holy Cross Hospital Holy Cross Hospital may refer to: In the United Kingdom:
A truck driver, who complained of back and neck injuries, also was hospitalized. The crash was nearly identical to a 14-truck pileup Saturday at the same location, where three people were injured. ``We know there is a problem coming out of the truck lanes. We posted warning signs at least two hours before the crash because of the rain,'' Sweeney said. ``We want people to know when it's raining the road becomes slippery and everyone should adjust their speeds,'' Sweeney said. Sweeney also advised those driving cars to keep out of the truck lanes, particularly when it's raining. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos PHOTO (1--Color in SAC Edition only) Firefighters try to get to the driver of a big rig that plunged off the rain-slick Antelope Valley Freeway on Friday. The driver was found crushed to death in the wreck. (2--Color--Ran in SAC Edition only) Charlie Sephart, right, suffered minor injuries in a pileup on the I-5. (3--Ran in SAC Edition only) Traffic on the Golden State Freeway was backed up through Valencia and Newhall due to a pileup on the southbound truck lanes Friday. (4--Ran in Conejo Edition only) Firefighters examine the wreckage of a big rig that plunged off the Antelope Valley Freeway. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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