Three Dead After Chase Ends in 10 Freeway Crash

A crash during a California Highway Patrol pursuit on the westbound 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park left three people dead and one hospitalized early Saturday, November 7. The pursuit began near Azusa Avenue shortly after 4 a.m., after the vehicle failed to yield, CHP said. Officers were pursuing a possible impaired driver, police said.

The vehicle, a red car carrying four people, struck a freeway barrier near the Francisquito Avenue off-ramp. One passenger was pronounced dead there. The three others were transported to hospitals; two later died, while the remaining person’s condition was unknown.

A SigAlert was issued for the Francisquito Avenue off-ramp, with no end time specified. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner had received at least one body.