Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Struck By Big Rig; NB 5 Freeway Shut Down For Hours
A tractor trailer struck a pedestrian on the northbound 5 early Thursday morning, shutting down all northbound lanes for several hours.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A pedestrian was is dead Thursday after being struck by a big rig in Lincoln Heights.
Officers from the California Highway Patrol responded at 2:23 a.m. to the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway just south of north Broadway, where the driver of a tractor trailer had apparently struck a pedestrian on the freeway, said CHP spokesman Officer Patrick Kimball.
The unidentified pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The collision closed all northbound lanes of the freeway for several hours.
