Crime & Safety

Man Killed in Crash Near I-5/Toll Road Ramp

A fiery crash left one freeway driver dead this weekend.

A man driving a pick-up truck died on Interstate 5 at the toll-road ramp near San Juan Capistrano Saturday at 2 a.m., according to City News Service.

The Orange County Coroner's office reports the man was traveling northbound on I-5  when he hit a fixed object. The man succumbed to burns he sustained in the crash, the report states.

A message was left with the California Highway Patrol at 9:50 a.m. Sunday for further comment.

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As usual, the driver's identity will not be released until police notify his family.

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