A Kia Optima careened off the northbound 5 Freeway near Boyle Heights early Thursday morning, killing one person and complicating morning traffic.<\/p>\n
One concerned caller phoned the car in as a suspected DUI driver around 2:15 a.m. before the vehicle drove off the freeway and into an embankment, lodging itself firmly under an overpass.<\/p>\n
The crash caused officials to issue a SigAlert as traffic remains backed up in the Boyle Heights area. The alert was still in effect as of 6:20 a.m., spanning at least four hours.<\/p>\n
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A Kia Optima careened off the northbound 5 Freeway near Boyle Heights early Thursday morning, killing one person and complicating morning traffic. KNN<\/p>\n
The crash caused officials to issue a SigAlert as traffic remains backed up in the Boyle Heights area. The alert was still in effect as of 6:20 a.m., spanning at least four hours. KNN<\/p>\n
Video footage showed firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department prying the car away from the overpass. The car\u2019s right side was severely crushed from the impact.<\/p>\n
The road closure was visible in the video, with a large group of cars waiting for first responders to clear the scene.<\/p>\n
The California Highway Police issued a hard closure of the northbound 5 Freeway to the eastbound 10 Freeway for a time. KNN<\/p>\n
The California Highway Police issued a hard closure of the northbound 5 Freeway to the eastbound 10 Freeway for a time.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear who died in the accident or the exact details of the crash.<\/p>\n
CHP will be on the scene for a while, ABC 7 reported.<\/p>\n
An investigator from the Los Angeles County Coroner was assigned to the crash. An evidence tow removed the vehicle from the scene around 6:00 a.m. KNN<\/p>\n
Boyle Heights is a neighborhood just a couple of miles to the east of downtown Los Angeles. KNN<\/p>\n
An investigator from the Los Angeles County Coroner was assigned to the crash. An evidence tow removed the vehicle from the scene around 6:00 a.m.<\/p>\n
CHP officers began picking up the road closure at 6:43 a.m.<\/p>\n
Boyle Heights is a neighborhood just a couple of miles to the east of downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
The crash comes after a tragic chain of events rocked Chatsworth earlier this week when a news helicopter covering a bus collision spiraled out of control and fell out of the sky.<\/p>\n
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