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Overturned Big Rig Results In 5 Freeway SigAlert In Santa Clarita A SigAlert has been issued for the 5 Freeway in Santa Clarita after a big rig full of paper products overturned. Around 7:20 a.m. first responders received reports of a big rig that overturned on the northbound 5 Freeway near Highway 126 in Valencia, said Eric Priessman, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office. “It was property damage only, there were no injuries,” Priessman said. A SigAlert has been issued for the No. 4 lane and the on-ramp to the northbound 5 Freeway from the 126, according to...

CHP Officers Killed In The ‘Newhall Incident’ Remembered On 51 Year Anniversary Officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Office are remembering their four fallen brothers who were gunned down 51 years ago Monday during the “Newhall Incident.” Shortly before midnight on April 5, 1970, a pair of career criminals shot and killed officers Walt Frago, Roger Gore, James Pence and George Alleyn in a gunbattle following a traffic stop. CHP Officer Walter C. Frago (6573) Bobby Davis and Jack Twinning, the pair of career criminals, first came into contact in federal prison and ...

Man Arrested On Felony DUI After Crashing Into Fire Hydrant, Injuring Passenger In Castaic A felony DUI suspect was arrested Easter morning after he allegedly crashed into a fire hydrant in Castaic, injuring his passenger. Around 4:30 a.m. Easter Sunday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on Hillcrest Parkway near The Old Road in Castaic, said Officer Eric Priessman, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office. The vehicle was traveling westbound on Hillcrest Parkway when it struck a fire hydrant, according to Priessman. “(The suspect’s) female...

Husband Charged With Attempted Murder Of Wife, Mayhem, Child Abuse Returns To Court A husband accused of the attempted murder of his wife returned to court Wednesday for several charges, including mayhem and child abuse, in a case that detectives called “one of the worst domestic violence assaults they have seen.” David Charles, 58, of Canyon Country, is charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count each of: injuring a spouse; mayhem; child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to produce great bodily injury or death; assault with a deadly weapon, a car; and assault b...