PASADENA (CNS) – The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office Monday released the name of the person who was killed at the scene of a fiery, multi-vehicle crash on the Ventura (134) Freeway in Pasadena that was triggered by a wrong-way driver, authorities said.
The person who died at the scene of the crash was identified as William Yost, 31, according to the County Medical Examiner’s website.
A second person died at a hospital and that person’s name has yet to be released.
The crash on the westbound freeway at North San Rafael Avenue occurred at about 8:10 a.m. Sunday, when a vehicle entered the freeway from the San Rafael Avenue off-ramp and proceeded to go eastbound in the westbound lanes, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The crash involved a white sedan, a silver minivan and two unknown vehicles, with at least one of the vehicles bursting into flames, the CHP said.
Paramedics and firefighters were dispatched to the location at 8:15 a.m., Pasadena Public Information Officer Lisa Derderian said. Two people were killed in the crash and paramedics rushed three people to an area trauma center, Derderian said.