Castaic

Driver arrested on suspicion of DUI in crash that killed 3 people in Castaic

The car apparently struck and light pole and tree near the 5 Freeway in northern Los Angeles County.

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Three people were killed early Wednesday morning in a high-speed crash in the Castaic area north of Los Angeles.

The crash was reported at about 12:30 a.m. on The Old Road, south of Parker Road and west of the 5 Freeway in northern Los Angeles County. Authorities found the victims and the burned wreckage of a car that crashed into a tree and light pole.

Three people died at the scene. A driver in her late teens who survived the crash was treated for injuries at the scene. She was arrested on suspicion of DUI, the California Highway Patrol said.

Details about the victims were not immediately available.

"Unfortunately, their injuries are so severe, we don't have any information to identify them by," said CHP Sgt. Frank Vargas.

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