34-Year-Old Clay Rodriguez Killed in 5 Freeway Collision [Newhall, CA]

Newhall, CA (May 27, 2024) – Clay Rodriguez, 34, was killed following a 5 Freeway collision early Sunday morning.

It was about 2 a.m. when the fatal crash happened on the northbound freeway at Weldon Canyon Road.

A vehicle was smashed between a big rig and another vehicle. A video at the crash scene showed the front of a sedan under the big rig’s trailer while a pickup truck was behind it. 

Moreover, the accident report stated that a vehicle rolled over a K-rail in a construction zone.

Responding officers found the body of the victim next to the sedan. They declared Clay Rodriguez deceased at the scene.

Officers are investigating this fatal collision.

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Sweet Lawyers expresses our sympathies to the family and community of the deceased. Our hearts are with you during these trying times.

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