Full Notification

DATE:            Tuesday, December 09, 2014

TIME:              9:00 A.M.

LOCATION:   5 Freeway at Templin Highway, Castaic

UNIT:              LASD Homicide Bureau- Lieutenant Hernandez

NARRATIVE:

On Monday, December 8, 2014 at approximately 9:00 a.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Detectives responded to a traffic collision investigation on the 5 Freeway at Templin Highway in Castaic. The collision that occurred early Monday morning involving a male 46-year-old adult and an eight-year-old male and a five-year-old female was initially investigated by the California Highway Patrol. According to Sheriff’s Detectives, preliminary information indicates that the adult male suspect deliberately collided with a parked tractor trailer at a high rate of speed without making any attempts to stop, killing himself and two victims in the car.

The suspect and his ex-wife were involved in a custody battle. The suspect had picked up the kids on Friday, December 5, 2014 for a scheduled visit and when he didn’t return on Sunday, December 7, 204 the wife made a missing persons report to Santa Clarita Station.

The investigation is still on-going.

Written by:

Nicole Nishida

Forwarded by:

Deputy Amber Smith

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