ROAD HAZARDS MAN CRITICALLY HURT AS WEATHER MAKES DRIVING DIFFICULT.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer 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, - A motorist suffered massive injuries Monday during an early afternoon downpour that created slippery roads, triggered a mudslide near the Grapevine and threatened to close 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. . More than a dozen people were injured in a slew of collisions on the Golden State and Antelope Valley freeways within three hours. To the north, mud and rocks were a foot deep in one lane of the Golden State Freeway at Highway 138 near Gorman, the California Highway Patrol reported. ``We've got mud and slush slush n. 1. Partially melted snow or ice. 2. Soft mud; slop; mire. 3. Nautical Grease or fat discarded from a ship's galley. 4. A greasy compound used as a lubricant for machinery. all over the place,'' 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 spokesman Doug Sweeney said. A motorist returning to his car after a minor collision on the Antelope Valley Freeway near 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 , was hit and thrown about 300 feet by a speeding car that went out of control in the rain, Sweeney said. The unidentified man was listed in critical condition at 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 in Mission Hills, where he was transported because Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia was swamped with crash victims and was closed to additional trauma cases. The CHP kept an eye on the Golden State Freeway, hoping to avoid problems should foul weather force the freeway's closure. On Sunday, two squad cars were blown across lanes by winds reaching 90 mph, prompting the closure that left thousands stranded for up to 10 hours on a stretch of freeway north of Castaic, Sweeney said. Responding to a request from the Castaic Town Council, the CHP had closed the freeway at remote Templin Highway rather than the usual spot, Lake Hughes Road, in Castaic. That site offers easier turn-around and stranded motorists' services such as hotels and restaurants, Sweeney said. ``We had rocks from the hillside - large rocks - blow completely across the freeway into vehicle windows,'' Sweeney said. ``We couldn't even get the fire department from Lake Hughes Road to an accident victim at Templin Highway who was in and out of consciousness.'' Firefighters were stymied by traffic crowding the road, so CHP officers trained as medics helped the patient, Sweeney said. About 1 1/2 inches of rain had fallen by Monday afternoon in the latest storm to drench drench 1. to give medicines in liquid form by mouth and forcing the animal to drink. See also drenching. 2. medicines given as a drench. the Southland. The rain brought the local total to nearly 20 inches since June 1, nearly double last year's rainfall, according to Newhall County Water District figures. What the National Weather Service had predicted would be the biggest storm so far this year resulted in flood warnings along the Santa Clara River Santa Clara River may refer to:
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 swift water rescue team on alert. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Firefighters tend to crash victims Monday after a four-car collision on the southbound Antelope Valley Freeway. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News (2) Canyon Country firefighters transport a crash victim involved in a four-car collision during Monday's storm. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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