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Mangled car wreck kills driver on major California freeway sparking rush hour hell

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O'Keefe, R. (2026, September 17). Mangled car wreck kills driver on major California freeway sparking rush hour hell. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/us-news/mangled-car-wreck-kills-driver-on-major-california-freeway-sparking-rush-hour-hell/

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Early Thursday morning, a Kia Optima crashed off the northbound 5 Freeway near Boyle Heights in Los Angeles, resulting in one fatality and significant traffic delays that lasted at least four hours. The car drove off an embankment under an overpass after being reported as a suspected drunk driver around 2:15 a.m., leading to a SigAlert for rush hour complications. Firefighters worked to remove the vehicle from beneath the overpass, which was severely damaged on its right side. Traffic remained backed up until approximately 6:43 a.m., when road closures began to lift.

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On Thursday morning, a Kia Optima crashed off the northbound 5 Freeway near Boyle Heights, California, resulting in one fatality. A concerned citizen called around 2:15 AM, suspecting DUI, but the driver managed to flee and then drove into an embankment under an overpass. The crash led to a SigAlert for traffic disruption lasting at least four hours until 6:20 AM. Firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department were seen prying the car away from the overpass; its right side was severely damaged. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) initiated a hard closure of the northbound 5 Freeway to the eastbound 10 Freeway due to the accident, with CHP remaining on-site for an extended period. Boyle Heights is located just east of downtown Los Angeles.

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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. asserted

Optima → careen → traffic

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. asserted

vehicle → phone → overpass

The crash caused officials to issue a SigAlert as traffic remains backed up in the Boyle Heights area. asserted

traffic → cause → area

The alert was still in effect as of 6:20 a.m., spanning at least four hours. asserted

alert → span → hours

Video footage showed firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department prying the car away from the overpass. asserted

firefighters → show → overpass

The car’s right side was severely crushed from the impact. asserted

side → crush → impact

The road closure was visible in the video, with a large group of cars waiting for first responders to clear the scene. asserted

responders → wait → scene

The California Highway Police issued a hard closure of the northbound 5 Freeway to the eastbound 10 Freeway for a time. asserted

Police → issue → time

It’s unclear who died in the accident or the exact details of the crash. uncertain

who → ’ → crash

CHP will be on the scene for a while, ABC 7 reported. asserted

ABC → report → while

An investigator from the Los Angeles County Coroner was assigned to the crash. asserted

investigator → assign → crash

An evidence tow removed the vehicle from the scene around 6:00 a.m. CHP officers began picking up the road closure at 6:43 a.m. Boyle Heights is a neighborhood just a couple of miles to the east of downtown Los Angeles. 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. asserted

helicopter → remove → sky

Mangled car wreck kills driver on major California freeway sparking rush hour hell

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