A DUI suspect was arrested in a crash Tuesday morning that killed two people on the 5 Freeway in Santa Fe Springs.
The crash was reported around 1:30 a.m. on the southbound side of the freeway near Carmenita Road in southeastern Los Angeles County. A Honda Accord struck a big rig that was stopped on the shoulder of the freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Two passengers in the Accord died at the scene. The Accord driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI, the CHP said.
Details about the identities of the passengers and driver were not immediately available.
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It was not immediately clear why the truck was stopped on the side of the freeway.
The CHP issued a SigAlert that closed all lanes of the southbound freeway for several hours while it investigated the possible DUI crash. Traffic also was slowed by a big rig that stalled near the scene of the crash.
