Last Updated on June 10, 2022 by CCAR Staff
A woman was killed in a fiery crash on the 118 Freeway near Porter Ranch, and her husband was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired, authorities said.
The crash was reported about 11:45 p.m. Thursday, June 9, on the westbound 118, west of Zelzah Avenue.
A 31-year-old Northridge man was taken to a hospital for moderate injuries and then arrested and booked on suspicion of DUI, CHP Officer Weston Haver said.
Zeomara Cohen, 31, died at the scene, Haver said.
The couple’s three daughters were also taken to a hospital for treatment of moderate injuries; they are 9 and 4 years old and 4 months old. The children were released to the custody of family members.
The 2019 Lexus RX 350 was the only vehicle in the collision, Haver said, adding it is unclear how fast it was going.
The Lexus, for an unknown reason, turned right and left the roadway and hit a guardrail, went up an embankment and collied with concrete sewer drainage and then caught fire, the officer said.
The husband got out with one of the children, Haver said. Two Los Angeles police officers saw the collision and got the other two children out but couldn’t rescue the woman before flames consumed the vehicle.
