Authorities ID Sun Valley 5 Freeway Crash Victim

A 36-year man who was killed in a two-vehicle crash on the Golden State (5) Freeway in Sun Valley that left four others injured was identified by county authorities Friday.

The victim — identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office as Juan Escobar — was pronounced dead at the scene.

Los Angeles Fire Department crews were called to the southbound freeway, near Penrose Street, at 9:53 p.m. Tuesday where initial reports said a pedestrian was walking in one of the lanes when the two vehicles crashed, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Lyndsey Lantz…

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