Rain Stalls Lake Forest Morning Commute

LAKE FOREST, CA — Commuters, both north and southbound on the 5 Freeway, the 405 and State Route 241 were delayed Tuesday morning due to multiple SIGAlerts, flooding and spin-out collisions, California Highway Patrol reported.

Flooding led to closures on I-5 just south of Los Alisos for several hours due to flooding in lanes, CHP dispatch said. Those lane closures lasted until the flooding subsided, according to CHP.

Drivers in the area of the 5 and 405 merge were at a stop due to a semi-vs-semi truck collision that occurred just after 6 a.m.

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In that crash, approximately 200 gallons of fuel spilled at the scene of the Bake Parkway onramp, and a perimeter fence was damaged, resulting in debris in lanes, according to California Highway Patrol. As of 9 a.m., residual northbound traffic slowed San Juan Capistrano.

Another SIGAlert was instituted at 8 a.m. on the Northbound 5 at Lake Forest Drive when a multi-car crash in the #5 lane stalled traffic for about an hour.

California Highway Patrol reported multiple roadway hazards across the county, with several in North Orange County on the Garden Grove Freeway.

A driver on State Route 22 at Beach Boulevard collided with another vehicle at 8 a.m. and blocked traffic for about an hour.

An injury crash was reported just after 9 a.m. at the 22 westbound at Euclid Street, where a black Tesla collided with a red Honda. Ambulances have been called to the scene, CHP said.

Drivers are reminded to avoid flooded parts of the freeway and side streets, to go slow and give themselves ample time to get to where they are going.

Rain showers are expected through the day Tuesday.

This is a developing report.

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