Massive 15-Car I-10 Crash Kills One In San Gabriel Valley

CLAREMONT, CA — An Arizona man was killed in a devastating 15 car crash in Claremont late Sunday, California Highway Patrol reported. The coroner's office Monday identified Enrique Reyes, 22, was from Tolleson, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix, Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz said.

Two others suffered critical injuries and at least nine were reportedly treated for minor injuries. The crash on the westbound freeway at the Indian Hill Boulevard on-ramp occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The crash occurred when a motorist in a 2017 Dodge Charger driving in the carpool lane at "an unsafe speed for current traffic conditions" rear-ended a 2018 Toyota Camry that was momentarily stopped due to traffic from a temporary construction zone, the CHP said.

That impact pushed the Toyota forward where it struck a Honda Civic that was stopped in the number two lane. The Dodge continued in a westerly direction and struck a 2006 BMW 550i that was stopped in the carpool lane.

That impact moved the BMW, and it struck a 2007 Mercedes-Benz SL 55 which was stopped in the number one lane.

Paramedics dispatched to the scene at 1:57 a.m. reported at least 15 vehicles were involved in the crash, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher.

The driver who allegedly triggered the crash, a 30-year-old man from Long Beach, suffered minor injuries and was released at the scene. It was not immediately known if he was cited by police.

The CHP's Baldwin Park office asked anyone who saw the crash to call (626) 338-1164.