{"id":466811,"date":"2026-09-17T13:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/466811\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:58:12","slug":"driver-killed-after-car-slams-into-overpass-on-5-freeway-in-boyle-heights-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/466811\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver killed after car slams into overpass on 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

A driver was killed when their car flew off the 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights and got Wedged under an overpass early Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

\"KABC<\/p>\n

Thursday, September 17, 2026 12:48PM<\/p>\n

BOYLE HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A driver was killed when their car flew off the 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights and got Wedged under an overpass early Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

A white Kia sedan drove off the freeway and landed in an embankment around 2:15 a.m. Thursday on the transition road from the northbound 5 Freeway to the eastbound 10 Freeway.<\/p>\n

The California Highway Patrol closed the transition road and issued a SigAlert that remains in effect until later this morning.<\/p>\n

Video from the scene shows the badly mangled car and firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department working to clear the vehicle from the embankment.<\/p>\n

The CHP says crews will be on scene for a while.<\/p>\n

Details on the cause of the crash and the identity of the victim were not immediately available.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in Arcadia lanes reopened on the 210 Freeway shortly after 4:30 a.m. following a deadly crash. Just before 1 a.m., a pedestrian was hit and killed on the eastbound lanes near 5th Avenue. It’s unclear why that pedestrian was on the freeway. The driver was not hurt.<\/p>\n

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City News Service contributed to this report<\/p>\n

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