Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Rain Bring More Accidents to the Region

The CHP incident page shows no car accidents close to Baldwin Park area but it shows an increase in accidents in Los Angeles Freeways.

UPDATE 12:14 p.m: reports an accident on Irwindale Avenue and San Bernardino Road. 2 Vehicles Involved, Lanes Blocked CHP on Scene.

Also a traffic hazzard at North Bound I-605 just South of East Bound I-210. 

There were 115 traffic accidents reported during the rainy morning commute today on Los Angeles freeways, compared with 55 during the same period a week ago, when it did not rain, the California Highway Patrol reported.

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The accidents were reported between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m. on both days, said CHP Officer Ed Jacobs.

The CHP incident page reported early a traffic hazard in the North Bound of State Route 57 and East Bound I-10 freeway.

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In one of the accidents reported this morning for the region, a big rig jackknifed about 6:20 a.m. and caused the closure of the transition road from the eastbound Ventura (134) Freeway to the westbound Foothill (210) Freeway in Pasadena, the CHP reported.

The closure was continuing past 10  a.m. as crews worked to clear the scene.

- City News Service.


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