According to the California Highway Patrol, the wreck took place on the eastbound freeway at Garey Avenue at about 8:04 a.m. January 26
Pomona, CA – Authorities are working to determine what caused a fatal collision the left one person dead on the Pomona (60) Freeway in Pomona on Monday morning.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the wreck took place on the eastbound freeway at Garey Avenue at about 8:04 a.m. January 26.
A preliminary investigation reveals that a vehicle traveling eastbound on the freeway overturned and crashed into the guardrail.
One person was declared deceased at the scene. The victim was only identified as an adult male.
One other person was transported by paramedics to a hospital with unspecified injuries.
The crash led to the closure of all eastbound lanes of the freeway except the HOV lane for almost four hours as authorities investigated and cleared the scene.
No further information on the incident was available. The California Highway Patrol continues to investigate the cause of the accident.
Los Angeles County has historically experienced significant traffic safety challenges, although recent data indicates some improvements in its California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) rankings and a decrease in total victims killed and injured from peak years. The county consistently ranks as one of the most dangerous in the state for traffic collisions, leading in both population and accident volume. In 2022, there were 8,944 victims killed and injured in total fatal and injury collisions, which gave the county an OTS ranking of 14 out of 15 comparable entities, indicating improvement from previous years, where it ranked 1/15 (worst) in 2018 and 2019. Despite overall improvements in rankings, specific collision types remain a concern. In 2022, there were 1,524 pedestrian victims killed and injured, and 475 bicyclist victims killed and injured. Pedestrians, in particular, account for a disproportionately high number of traffic deaths in the region, a trend that has persisted in recent years. Alcohol-involved collisions also contributed significantly to the 2022 statistics, with 1,676 victims killed and injured.
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