605 Freeway

A 50-year-old Long Beach man found dead in an SUV on the side of the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway in Hawaiian Gardens appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said over the weekend. The death was under investigation as an apparent suicide, the coroner’s office said. The discovery was made at 5:14 a.m. Friday on the...

CHP says a man was shot by another driver on  the 605 Freeway in Cerritos. That makes at least five freeway shootings involving actual firearms since this weekend. Hetty Chang reports for NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on June 10, 2021.

One man is dead and a CHP officer is injured after a four-hour stand-off in the 605 freeway Thursday morning. Vikki Vargas reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Oct. 15, 2020.

A Los Alamitos interchange will be named in memory of a Long Beach soldier killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan. The interchange of the 605 Freeway at Katella Avenue will be designated the United States Army Sergeant Thomas R. MacPherson Memorial Interchange, according to Laura Herzog of honoringourfallen.org. The official unveiling will be later this year, possibly in…

A crash involving a Honda Civic and a tanker truck carrying fuel closed lanes on the 605 Freeway for several hours Tuesday morning in Industry.

A drunk driver who caused a violent and fiery crash on the 605 Freeway in Norwalk will face several criminal charges, including murder. Two died in the crash and several more were hospitalized. Christine Kim reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2018.

Caltrans officials plan new freeway lane closures in the Downey area that may last into the morning rush hour this week, as overnight work will leave just one lane open on sections of the Santa Ana (5) Freeway starting Wednesday southeast of Los Angeles.

Two Santa Fe Springs CHP Officers help a missing elderly man they find walking on the 605 Freeway. Kathy Vara reports for NBC4 News on Friday, March 2, 2018.

Full overnight closures of the Santa Ana 5 Freeway will take place next week in the Norwalk area to accommodate bridge construction, Caltrans announced.

A memorial service was held for Anthony Thompson, Jr., a sheriff custody assistant who was killed by a suspected drunk driver in a wrong-way crash on the 605 freeway in Irwindale. Christine Kim reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017.

With the investigation continuing, a Los Angeles police officer arrested for allegedly driving drunk and causing a triple-fatal crash on the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway in Santa Fe Springs was released from jail Thursday.

A family of three was killed Tuesday when an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer allegedly drove under the influence southbound on the 605 Freeway in Whittier, causing a fiery, multi-vehicle crash.

A Los Angeles Police Department officer is in jail for allegedly causing a fiery, multi-vehicle crash that killed three people on the southbound 605 Freeway in Whittier. Adrian Arambulo reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017.

Three people were confirmed dead following a fiery multi-vehicle crash on the southbound 605 Freeway in Whittier. Gil Leyvas reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017.

A Los Angeles police officer was in custody Wednesday on suspicion of DUI for allegedly speeding on the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway in Santa Fe Springs and causing a fiery crash that killed three people.

The driver behind the vehicle involved in a high-speed chase was arrested behind bushes near the Northbound 605 Freeway transition to the Westbound 10 Freeway late Friday.

Drivers who regularly take the 5 Freeway near Santa Fe Springs should be prepared for a full, evening closure Thursday due to crews planning to construct the new half of the Florence Avenue bridge.

One person died and at least two people were injured in a multi-car pileup on the 605 Freeway Sunday morning.

Both sides of the 605 Freeway were closed in Cerritos early Saturday after two people were killed in multiple crashes. Christine Kim reports live for Today in LA on Saturday, March 11, 2017.

A man and a woman were killed, and another person was critically injured Saturday in two crashes on the northbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway in Long Beach that happened within minutes and a short distance of each other.