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LA County Coroner Identifies Man Killed in Crash on I-5 in Newhall
Jose Magana Valencia Dies in Newhall Car Accident on Interstate 5 near Highway 14
LA County Identifies Man Killed in Crash on I-5 in Newhall
Newhall, California: The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office identified the man who died Sunday morning in a traffic collision in Newhall as 41-year-old Jose Magana Valencia.
The Los Angeles man died in the crash that happened around 2:41 a.m. on northbound Interstate 5 near Highway 14.
Authorities said Valencia was driving a 1977 Ford when the vehicle became disabled in the northbound lanes of the freeway north of Balboa Boulevard.
Valencia exited his car and got hit by a 1998 Ford. He died from injuries sustained in the crash.
The 36-year-old Inglewood man driving the 1998 Ford stopped and cooperated with investigators.