FOUR-CAR PILEUP JAMS FREEWAY I-5 COMMUTE SLOWED BY AN HOUR AS VEHICLES COLLIDE, CLOSING LANES.Byline: Daily News 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, - The morning commute took an extra hour Monday after a four-vehicle collision blocked three lanes heading north 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. , police said. A vehicle driven by Christopher Noland, 19, of Stevenson Ranch Stevenson Ranch, California (in the 91381 ZIP Code) is a Los Angeles County, USA, unincorporated community west of Santa Clarita a few miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. The Stevenson Ranch fountain was redone in 2007. was merging north onto I-5 from Lyons Avenue about 7:50 a.m. when his wheel rubbed against a curb, causing him to lose control of the vehicle, the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. said. Noland's Jeep Wrangler The Wrangler (also known as the YJ, TJ, and JK, as explained below) is an off-road vehicle produced by American automaker Chrysler under its Jeep marque. drove into a delivery van, veered across several lanes of traffic and in front of a vehicle driven by Jennifer Marra, 28, of Lancaster, 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 Officer Doug Sweeney said. Her auto hit Noland's Jeep broadside and his vehicle continued across traffic lanes. Jack Cote, 60, of Westlake, tried to avoid the collision, but his Ford Expedition crashed into the Jeep, Sweeney said. Cote was not injured. Marra was in serious condition Monday afternoon at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital with a broken left knee and right foot, Sweeney said. Noland suffered bumps and bruises. There was no information available on the delivery truck driver, Sweeney said. The incident is under investigation. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Northbound traffic on Interstate 5 through Newhall was jammed Monday morning as commuters inched past a clutch of wrecked autos. (2 -- color) Autos involved in a crash near Lyons Avenue on Monday are sorted out along the side of the freeway after drivers were taken to a hospital. At least three motorists were injured in the crash, which involved four vehicles. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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