CHP Report

• On Saturday at 11:05 a.m. an accident involving two vehicles closed two westbound lanes of the Foothill (210) freeway slowing traffic for about 45 minutes. The accident occurred just west of the Lowell Avenue exit when a vehicle driven by a 43-year-old Sylmar woman stalled
in the number two lane. Another vehicle driven by a 23-year-old La Crescenta woman struck the stalled vehicle from behind. The Sylmar woman was transported to the hospital.
• On Monday at 12:20 a.m. a vehicle driven by a 40-year-old La Cañada man struck a parked vehicle on Park Avenue just south of Waltonia Avenue in La Crescenta. The driver who was driving northbound on Park Avenue reportedly told officers he was driving around the curve of the road and wasn’t paying attention when he struck the parked vehicle. CHP determined the driver was traveling between 25 and 30 miles an hour when the accident occurred.
• On Tuesday at 2:50 p.m. three vehicles were involved in an accident at Briggs Avenue and Pickens Canyon. An 18-year-old woman was pulling onto Briggs Avenue from Pickens Canyon when she struck a truck driven by a 67-year-old man traveling northbound on Briggs Avenue. His truck was then forced into a vehicle driven by a 61-year-old woman whose vehicle was facing south. She had stopped at Briggs Avenue and Pickens Canyon to turn left. All three drivers were from La Crescenta. The 61-year-old woman was transported to the hospital.
These reports were received from California Highway Patrol Officer Ming-Yang hsu.