PASADENA (CNS) – The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office Monday released the name of the person who was killed at the scene of a fiery, multi-vehicle crash on the Ventura (134) Freeway in Pasadena that was triggered by a wrong-way driver, authorities said.
The person who died at the scene of the crash was identified as William Yost, 31, according to the County Medical Examiner’s website.
A second person died at a hospital and that person’s name has yet to be released.
The crash on the westbound freeway at North San Rafael Avenue occurred at about 8:10 a.m. Sunday, when a vehicle entered the freeway from the San Rafael Avenue off-ramp and proceeded to go eastbound in the westbound lanes, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The crash involved a white sedan, a silver minivan and two unknown vehicles, with at least one of the vehicles bursting into flames, the CHP said.
Paramedics and firefighters were dispatched to the location at 8:15 a.m., Pasadena Public Information Officer Lisa Derderian said. Two people were killed in the crash and paramedics rushed three people to an area trauma center, Derderian said.
The accident caused traffic congestion in the immediate area, heavily impacting the Colorado Street Bridge, she added. A SigAlert issued at 8:34 a.m. closing the westbound freeway at Orange Grove Boulevard was canceled at 1:08 p.m.
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