Last Updated on January 10, 2023 by C-CAR
GLENDORA – Two people died and four others were injured Wednesday in a collision involving three vehicles on the westbound 210 Freeway, east of Lone Hill Avenue.
The 9:39 a.m. crash shut down four westbound lanes for several hours.
Authorities haven’t released the names of the two people who were killed. But California Highway Patrol Officer Rodrigo Jimenez described them as a 24-year-old Pasadena woman and a 41-year-old El Monte man.
The crash took place in the No. 1 lane.
A 2015 Hyundai Sonata was slowing down in front of a 1995 Toyota pickup, which was either stopped or slowing down, Jimenez said. A Ford F-350 didn’t stop and rear-ended the Toyota.
Jimenez said the impact forced the Toyota to the left and into the center divider. He said the Toyota pickup struck the center divider twice.
The Ford then rear-ended the Sonata.
The Toyota’s driver and her front passenger suffered head injuries and died at the scene, he said. Jimenez said a second man who was also a passenger in the Toyota suffered major injuries and was flown by helicopter to Los Angeles County USC Medical Center. The man’s injuries included trauma to the head and body.
Jimenez said the Sonata’s driver, 41-year-old Janet Davis, suffered major injuries to the head and both arms. A helicopter also took her to Los Angeles County USC Medical Center. Davis’ passenger, 56-year-old Kimberly Coffee of Los Angeles, complained of pain.
William Katchmar, 48, of Yucaipa, who was behind the wheel of the Ford pickup truck, ended up with a laceration to the head. He and Coffee were transported to Foothill Presbyterian Hospital in Glendora, Jimenez said.
Katchmar was not arrested. The investigation is ongoing.
CHP Officer Monica Posada said a SigAlert was issued at 10:28 a.m. for the carpool lane as well as the No. 1, 2 and 3 westbound lanes.
All lanes re-opened at 1:42 p.m.
