Five Freeway Crash Shuts Down Traffic | California News

A wild crash on the northbound 5 Freeway in Sylmar sent traffic backing up for miles—when a car slammed into a parked big rig, forcing emergency crews to extract the driver. Authorities shut down multiple lanes and the transition to the 405 as they investigate whether distraction or mechanical failure caused the collision. A sobering reminder: stay alert, especially around trucks. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c622ae8ccad47290