{"id":51416,"date":"2025-11-13T16:26:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/51416\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:26:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:26:48","slug":"wasco-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-dui-after-i-5-crash-near-castaic-kills-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/51416\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasco man arrested on suspicion of DUI after I-5 crash near Castaic kills driver"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 A Wasco man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence after being involved in a crash in Los Angeles County that killed another driver, according to the California Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 8 at around 11:10 p.m., officers with the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office responded to a report of a multiple-vehicle crash on northbound I-5, north of Templin Highway, according to officials.<\/p>\n

The driver of a white Jeep Cherokee \u2014 a 61-year-old man \u2014 was ejected from his vehicle and suffered fatal injuries, according to CHP.<\/p>\n

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Martin Enrique Cazares, 21, of Wasco was the driver of a silver Toyota Camry who officers found at the scene. Cazares was arrested after investigators determined he was at fault for the crash and was driving under the influence, officials said.<\/p>\n

Cazares was booked into the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Station in Santa Clarita on suspicion of felony DUI and vehicular manslaughter, according to investigators.<\/p>\n

Cazares has no documented criminal history in Kern County, court records show.<\/p>\n

The cause of the crash is still under investigation, CHP said. Anyone with information about the crash is encouraged to contact the CHP Newhall Area Office at 661-600-1600.<\/p>\n

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