Crime & Safety
Baldwin Park Resident Identified In Pedestrian Freeway Fatality, Police Say
A motorist on the 605 struck and a man who was walking on that freeway Tuesday night. The victim was identified as a Baldwin Park resident.
BALDWIN PARK, CA — A man walking the 605 freeway was struck and killed, authorities said.
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office identified the pedestrian, struck by a vehicle while he was walking on the southbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway in Baldwin Park.
Louis Martinez, 27, of Baldwin Park died at the scene at just before 10:15 p.m. Tuesday at Ramona Boulevard, according to the coroner's office and the California Highway Patrol.
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The motorist stopped and was interviewed by officers but was not arrested, the CHP reported. It was unclear why Martinez was walking on the freeway.
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