Crime & Safety
Tire Flies Through Windshield On Highway Leaving One Dead
Breaking: CHP reports four lanes of Highway 14 are closed at this time.
SANTA CLARITA, CA — One person was killed on southbound Highway 14 near Placerita Canyon Road in Santa Clarita when a tire that fell off a northbound car flew across the highway and struck another vehicle, according to reports from the scene.
California Highway Patrol has four lanes of the highway blocked at this time. The Newhall Avenue on-ramp is also closed for an unknown duration.
#BREAKING 4 lanes blocked on SB14 FWY near Placerita Cyn Road. Loose tire flew through windshield of vehicle and killed one person.
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) May 17, 2017
SIGALERT IN NEWHALL. SB SR-14 AT PLACERITA CANYON HOV, #1, 2, 3 LANES CLOSED AND NEWHALL AVE. ON-RAMP TO SB SR-14 FOR AN UNKNOWN DURATION.
— CHP PIO - LA County (@CHPsouthern) May 17, 2017
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