According to a witness, a yellow truck and a black SUV were involved in the accident. The truck may have gone off the road after the first impact.
Norwalk, CA – The Los Angeles County Office of Medical Examiner identified the man who died in a truck accident early Monday morning on a transition road in Norwalk.
53-year-old Juan Frausto was killed in the crash that occurred around 12:44 a.m., December 5, on the eastbound Interstate 105 to the southbound Interstate 605 transition road.
According to a witness, a yellow truck and a black SUV were involved in the accident. The truck may have gone off the road after the first impact.
Frausto was pronounced dead at the scene. His city of residence was not mentioned.
In 2023, Los Angeles County experienced a high volume of serious traffic collisions, with 58,758 total victims killed or injured in fatal and injury crashes across the county. This figure reflects the significant human toll on county roadways and highlights ongoing safety challenges. Among these, 6,200 victims were involved in alcohol-related crashes, and 354 involved drivers under age 21 who had been drinking. Motorcyclists accounted for 3,263 victims, while vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and bicyclists also comprised substantial numbers, with 4,034 pedestrians and 1,945 bicyclists injured or killed in 2023. Additionally, 267 pedestrians under age 15 and 562 pedestrians aged 65 and older were among those harmed. Speed-related collisions totaled 12,319, and there were 7,118 nighttime fatal and injury crashes, while 7,398 hit-and-run incidents were recorded.
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