A 74-year-old man died after suffering a medical emergency while he was traveling southbound on Interstate 5 with his wife on Wednesday morning, according to a spokesman with the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area office.
The CHP received a call reporting a medical emergency at approximately 11:42 a.m. on the southbound side of the I-5 at the Whitaker Brake Check, north of Templin Highway, Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, public information officer for CHP Newhall, wrote in an email.
The Whitaker Brake Check is a place where semi-trucks and other travelers can safely stop to check their brakes, he added, over a brief phone call with The Signal…