Arleta, California – Authorities have identified the man killed in a fiery crash early Saturday morning on the transition road connecting the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway to the southbound Hollywood (170) Freeway in Arleta.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed the victim as 20-year-old Sebastian Arredondo, who died from inhalation of combustion products and thermal injuries.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 3:17 a.m. Saturday when a car hit the center divider of the transition ramp, veered across all lanes, and struck a tree on the right shoulder. The impact caused both the vehicle and the tree to become engulfed in flames, witnesses reported.
Arredondo was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
A SigAlert was issued at 4:05 a.m., closing all but the HOV lane on the transition road. The alert was lifted shortly after 8 a.m., according to CHP officials.
The incident remains under investigation.
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