Man dies in crash on 60 Freeway in Walnut

Last Updated on January 13, 2020 by C-CAR

A man was killed in a solo crash Monday morning, Jan. 13, on the eastbound 60 Freeway in Walnut.

The crash shut down one lane for nearly three and a half hours. The coroner’s office has not yet identified the driver but the California Highway Patrol described him as a man in his early 20s.

The man was driving a 2015 Hyundai Sonata eastbound on the 60 Freeway, east of Lemon Avenue, at 5:25 a.m. when the car veered to the right and left the road, CHP Officer Richard Green said in a statement.

Green said the Sonata ended up on the freeway shoulder and went partly up a dirt embankment where it hit a freeway sign pole.

Firefighters removed one person who was trapped in the car and pronounced the person dead at the scene, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Sean Ferguson said.

Alcohol and drugs are not suspected to be factors, Green said.

He said a SigAlert was issued for the No. 5 eastbound lane at around 5:50 a.m. and canceled at around 9:30 a.m.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Officer Green at the Baldwin Park CHP office, 626-338-1164.