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Pedestrian Struck by Several Vehicles on I-5 Near Castaic
| Monday, Aug 1, 2016
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On Aug. 1, at approximately 8:44 p.m., CHP’s Los Angeles Communications Center began receiving a series of 911 calls reporting a vehicle verses object and also pedestrian on the ground in the northbound No. 1 and 2 lanes of Interstate 5. However, the callers provided several different locations.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department also received 911 calls.  Units from CHP, LASD and Los Angeles County Fire Department began to look for the pedestrian.

At approximately 8:56 p.m., CHP Newhall Area Sergeant Reyes located a deceased pedestrian on northbound I-5 just north of the lower crossover, which is in an unincorporated area of Castaic.

The pedestrian was deceased and initial information indicates that the pedestrian had been struck by several vehicles.  One of the vehicles which struck the pedestrian remained at the scene, and the driver reported the collision via 911.  No other vehicle stopped at the scene.

All of the northbound lanes were briefly closed and at 2108 hours the northbound No. 4 lane was opened.  The northbound No. 1, 2, and 3 lanes are closed for the investigation.  ENTAC received notification through LACC at approximately 9:50 p.m. The collision received local media attention.
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  1. Brian Mobasser Brian Mobasser says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Brandon Haynes

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  2. Kathy Tapia Kathy Tapia says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Juliana Pelayo

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  3. Marissa Arlette Ochwatt Marissa Arlette Ochwatt says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Nena Marquez Ochwatt

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  4. Natasha Slinkard Natasha Slinkard says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    James Tammy Slinkard this could be why you hits so much traffic!! ?

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  5. Sarah Storr Sarah Storr says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Oh my lord. So was it an accident?! Too weird

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  6. Chad Iosco Chad Iosco says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Ed Halterman wtf

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  7. Sarah Storr Sarah Storr says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Never mind I read it and it said not due to a traffic collision

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  8. Krista Fish Krista Fish says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Kristen Cunningham

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  9. Sarah Storr Sarah Storr says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    So was the body dumped?! This kind of sh** freaks me out!

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  10. Roman Dobratz Roman Dobratz says:
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  11. Veronica Martinez Veronica Martinez says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    wow very sad

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  12. Debbie Dianna Galvez Debbie Dianna Galvez says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Yazmin Deltoro

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  13. Angela Valle Angela Valle says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Angie Gv

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  14. Ryan-Amanda Hobbiebrunken Ryan-Amanda Hobbiebrunken says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    “Officers were still investigating the report, but it did not appear as though the death was not associated with a traffic collision.”

    Hmm…Hooray for clarity of writing?! Could this be any more vague? What a horribly written sentence! (Sorry to say!)

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  15. Helga Héjjas Üsztöke Helga Héjjas Üsztöke says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Belinda Pulci this is by you!

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  16. Chanel Bolton Chanel Bolton says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    There’s a girl been missing from little rock I pray it’s not her =(

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  17. Stephanie Portillo Stephanie Portillo says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Jeff Coburn

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  18. Kevin Meyer Kevin Meyer says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Everybody freak out! There’s a mass murderer on the loose. People die on occasion

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  19. Kevin Meyer Kevin Meyer says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    And than there’s the person that says “what’s happening to awesome town”? Lol

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  20. Emery Ine Emery Ine says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Aydeh S. Hernandez. Omg how scary be trucha lol

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  21. Django Chang Django Chang says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Brenda Chang

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  22. Caris Herrera Caris Herrera says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Esteban Ezequiel Herrera ?

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  23. Sarah Kendig Sarah Kendig says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    So sad

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  24. Cherilson Delaney Cherilson Delaney says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Kathryn Pennington

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  25. Laura AndRick Harms Laura AndRick Harms says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    The body was never dumped the man was walking across the freeway and got hit by a car, the guy stopped and pulled over the police are investigating it

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  26. Luis Galdamez Luis Galdamez says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Christina Pinedo

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  27. Maggie Ortiz Maggie Ortiz says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Felix Estrada

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  28. Sarah Huntley Sarah Huntley says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Henry Martinez

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  29. Kristen Cunningham Kristen Cunningham says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Krista Fish don’t worry not me

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  30. Freddy Garibay Freddy Garibay says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Kehaulani and Justin

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  31. Carlos A Serret Carlos A Serret says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Hopefully it was a tweaked.

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  32. Carlos A Serret Carlos A Serret says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    +r

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  33. Alicia B-rax Alicia B-rax says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Not sure why it’s being reported this way. CHP took the call as a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. This story makes it sound as though a dead body just appeared on the freeway.

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  34. Leslie Montoya Leslie Montoya says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Daisy Anguiano explains it all

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  35. Jim Lemkin Jim Lemkin says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Sensationalizing a horrible situation? For clicks, huh? Sad. Prayers to the victim’s family and the poor soul who was behind the wheel.

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  36. Sue Herzberg O Sue Herzberg O'Grady says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Must be more to the story.. cop chops scanning the neighbourhood.. still. 10:40pm

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  37. David Skitch Jr David Skitch Jr says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    U can see the body and stuff from old rd north of Jack n box

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  38. Toni Teresa Toni Teresa says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Erika

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  39. Junior Hernandez Junior Hernandez says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Elisa Borjas

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  40. Junior Hernandez Junior Hernandez says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Kathy Ortiz

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  41. Meli Love Meli Love says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Sil Gonzo

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  42. Yvonne Chavez Yvonne Chavez says:
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    Crystal Castillo

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  43. Glenda Recinos Glenda Recinos says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Isabel Garcia Polanco

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  44. Marissa Segoviano Marissa Segoviano says:
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    George Nieve

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  45. Jacenia Bautista Jacenia Bautista says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Rudy Ontiveros

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  46. Rosie Larson Rosie Larson says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Stephanie Portillo

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  47. Daniella Fiallos Daniella Fiallos says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Caesar Hernandez

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  48. Jessica Razo Jessica Razo says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Johnny Vm

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  49. Stephanie Camarena Stephanie Camarena says:
    Monday, Aug 1, 2016 at

    Cele Camarena

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  50. Dennis Slater Dennis Slater says:
    Tuesday, Aug 2, 2016 at

    Actually bodies have been getting dumped over there for years. I remember it happening when I was a kid.

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  51. Sara King Sara King says:
    Tuesday, Aug 2, 2016 at

    From what i hurd there were parts of him across the area closed… so sad. I left work ( in castaic) at 11pm. I can only imagine that the traffic is still a nightmare. Are corners on scene yet??

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  52. Natalie Gardner Irwin Natalie Gardner Irwin says:
    Tuesday, Aug 2, 2016 at

    Maggie Irwin Bosch this is why there was traffic

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  53. Stefano Filippelli Stefano Filippelli says:
    Tuesday, Aug 2, 2016 at

    Well I know it’s not me. Phew (I know I know sick humor. Sorry )

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  54. Claudia Sandoval Claudia Sandoval says:
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  55. Jessica Hernandez Jessica Hernandez says:
    Tuesday, Aug 2, 2016 at

    German Hernandez German Hernandez took me two hours to get home // dos horas para llegar.

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  56. Aly Gaspar Aly Gaspar says:
    Tuesday, Aug 2, 2016 at

    Saw this in person and it’s an image that I will never get to unsee ? I continued driving up the old rd to get an idea of just how bad traffic was going to be and realized that they had completely stopped it so I pulled over on the side along with a bunch of other people… You could see the body from the side of the road on the way to double c. Took me a little bit to figure out what I was looking at and it immediately made me sick to my stomach. Rip to that poor man ? I just can’t understand why he was on the freeway in the first place.

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  57. Rashell Betwarda Rashell Betwarda says:
    Tuesday, Aug 2, 2016 at

    Struck by several vehicle but only one stopped?! ?

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  58. Sarah Storr Sarah Storr says:
    Tuesday, Aug 2, 2016 at

    My thoughts exactly!!!!

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  59. Adilene Hernandez Adilene Hernandez says:
    Tuesday, Aug 2, 2016 at

    Alex Gonzalez

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