5 Freeway

The southbound side of the 5 Freeway was closed Saturday morning due to an asphalt tanker truck spill.

Six people were injured Monday morning, including one in critical condition, after a multiple-vehicle crash on the 5 Freeway in Commerce.

An off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was killed when a tire smashed into his windshield on a freeway and another deputy was hurt in a related crash, authorities said.

The 5 Freeway is closed in both directions through the Grapevine, due to snow and icy conditions.

Snow and icy conditions shut down the 5 Freeway in both directions Monday night. As seen on NBC4 News on Monday, March 15, 2021.

The 5 Freeway north of Los Angeles was closed early Wednesday in the Grapevine section due to snow.

A storm fueled by an atmospheric river churns into California. Belen De Leon has the forecast for Wednesday Jan. 27, 2021.

The 5 Freeway in over the Grapevine was closed Monday morning due to heavy snow in the mountains of northern Los Angeles County.

The California Highway Patrol says that it is escorting traffic over the Grapevine because of snow and ice on the roadways. Michelle Valles reports on Jan. 25, 2021.

A body was found Tuesday night on the northbound 5 Freeway transition road to the eastbound 10 Freeway in Boyle Heights.

The view from NewsChopper4 shows a fuel spill after a crash on the 5 Freeway. Video broadcast Monday Dec. 21, 2020 on Today in LA.

A crash and fuel spill closed the northbound 5 Freeway early Monday in Elysian Park.

One person was killed early Friday morning in a multi-vehicle collision in Castaic.

Three people were hospitalized after a milk truck overturned onto a sport utility vehicle on the 5 Freeway near downtown Los Angeles.

One person was hospitalized in a big rig rollover crash in Lincoln Heights. Video broadcast Tuesday Nov. 24, 2020 on Today in LA.

The California Highway Patrol arrested the driver of a suspected stolen vehicle after a pursuit on the 5 Freeway Saturday night, the CHP said. Gil Leyvas in Newschopper4 Bravo was over the pursuit at around 9:30 p.m. when it was traveling southbound in the city of Commerce. Just ten minutes later, officials stopped the car with a pit-maneuver in Downey….

The northbound and southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway will be shut down overnight in the Norwalk area starting Monday night.  Caltrans will remove a temporary frame from the Florence Avenue bridge.  Caltrans will shut down all lanes of the 5 Freeway between the 605 Freeway and Norwalk Boulevard starting at 11 p.m. Monday.  The schedule is as follows:  ...

A good Samaritan was killed while trying to help the driver of a disabled vehicle on the southbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Downey, authorities said Friday night. The accident occurred just north of the Lakewood Boulevard exit about 11:20 p.m. Thursday, according to the California Highway Patrol Officer M. DuLong. A Mitsubishi Lancer became disabled in traffic lanes after…

Traffic came to stop late Thursday on the 5 Freeway when dozens of drivers stopped to watch and perform stunts on the road in Norwalk. The freeway takeover happened around 10 p.m. Video shows traffic halted on the freeway during the mayhem. Driver were seen performing tire burnouts and doughnuts on the freeway in southern Los Angeles County. Others set…

Video shows drivers performing burnouts and others lighting firecrackers on the freeway in Norwalk. Video broadcast Friday May 23, 2020 on Today in LA.