DEADLY I-5 CRASH JAMS FREEWAY DRIVER DIES IN REAR-ENDER.Byline: Daily News NEWHALL -- A man witnesses said was driving erratically Tuesday 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. died when his minivan plowed into the back of a tractor-trailer rig in Newhall. Zhe F. Jin, 41, of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. died at the scene of the 11 a.m. crash in northbound lanes south of Calgrove Boulevard, said Officer John Lutz
John Lutz (born 1939) is an American writer who mainly writes mystery novels. of the California Highway Patrol. Witnesses told investigators Jin had been speeding in his Ford Windstar and weaving through traffic before rear-ending the big rig, Lutz said. The van was wedged under the rear of the truck as two passers-by tried to administer first aid. When the van caught fire, they retreated, Lutz said. Two lanes of the northbound freeway were closed about 90 minutes because of the wreckage. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: 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 officials investigate the fatal crash of a Ford minivan and a semitrailer sem·i·trail·er n. A trailer having a set or several sets of wheels at the rear only, with the forward portion being supported by the truck tractor or towing vehicle. on the northbound Golden State Freeway on Tuesday morning. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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