Man Down On OC Freeway Prompts Massive Closures

BUENA PARK, CA — A man found in the HOV lane of the westbound 91 Freeway in Buena Park Friday morning caused the California Highway Patrol to shut down freeway lanes and transition to the Interstate 5 Freeway.

The man was found at 3:55 a.m. in the HOV lane of the westbound side of the freeway just east of Beach Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. A blue pickup truck was found on the left shoulder of the freeway, police said.

A person apparently tried to perform CPR on the man, but it was not immediately specified whether it was a CHP officer performing the life-saving efforts.

Authorities initially stopped westbound 91 traffic at Magnolia Street before issuing a SigAlert at 4:10 a.m. for the HOV lane and lanes 1 and 2 east of Beach Boulevard and stopped traffic on the HOV lane transition from the northbound 5 to the westbound 91.

The CHP did not indicate whether the male died and a dispatcher at the Orange County CHP communications center told City News Service she didn't know either.

City News Service contributed to this report.