CHP Attempts Rescue in Fatal Construction Site Rollover

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 12.4.2023 | 11:18 PM
LOCATION: NB I-605 @ CA-91
CITY: Cerritos
DETAILS:

  1. A man is dead after flying off a transition road, flipping over, and landing in an active construction zone Monday night
  2. Calls came in from workers working a construction zone on the 605 freeway under the 91 regarding the solo vehicle crash
  3. Officers from CHP arrived on scene to discover one male still trapped inside the truck, unresponsive
  4. Construction personnel and CHP officers utilized construction tools to pry the passenger door open from the truck to gain access to the victim
  5. Officers pulled the victim out of the vehicle as LA County FD personnel arrived on scene
  6. Firefighters performed CPR on the patient but ultimately declared him deceased
  7. The truck narrowly avoided a construction crane and many pedestrians who were working in the area. No other injuries were reported
  8. The EB CA-91 to NB I-605 transition, as well as the NB I-605 to WB CA-91 transition ramps, have been shut down as a result of this traffic investigation until further notice

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