Baldwin Park, California: Three Killed in CHP Pursuit Crash on the 10 Freeway at Francisquito Avenue

BALDWIN PARK, California (Orbit Post) Three people were killed early Saturday after a California Highway Patrol pursuit ended in a crash on the westbound 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park, the CHP said.

Officers tried to stop a motorist on the westbound freeway at Azusa Avenue at about 4:10 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, according to the CHP account carried by NBC Los Angeles and City News Service. MyNewsLA, reporting the City News Service account, said officers were pursuing a DUI suspect. The stop attempt turned into a short chase westbound on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway.

The crash at Francisquito Avenue

The driver tried to exit at Francisquito Avenue and crashed, for reasons that remain under investigation, NBC Los Angeles reported. Four people were in the vehicle, according to the CHP.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene. Paramedics took the other three people to a nearby hospital, where two later died from their injuries, City News Service reported. The condition of the fourth person was not immediately clear on Saturday.

ABC7, in its first report on Saturday morning, reported one person dead at the scene and three others hospitalized, before the toll rose to three as two of the hospitalized people died. SGV CityWatch, citing Officer Dean of the CHP Traffic Management Center, also reported the updated toll of three dead in a 7:10 a.m. update.

Ramp closed under a SigAlert

A SigAlert was issued for the westbound 10 Freeway Francisquito Avenue ramp, which was blocked and closed until further notice while officers investigated, NBC Los Angeles and City News Service reported. City News Service described the closure as the Francisquito Avenue on-ramp, and said its duration was unknown.

The names of the people who died have not been released. No information about the fourth person's condition, the reason officers first tried to make the stop beyond the DUI pursuit report, or the cause of the crash had been released by Saturday midday.

The CHP continues to investigate the crash. Drivers in the San Gabriel Valley were told to expect the Francisquito Avenue ramp to stay closed until officers clear the scene and finish their work.