By City News Service
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BALDWIN PARK (CNS) - A multi-vehicle crash left one man dead on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Baldwin Park today and temporarily shut down four freeway lanes.
The crash happened just after 6 p.m. at Baldwin Park Boulevard, said California Highway Patrol Officer Stephan Brandt.
The man apparently died at the scene. His name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The crash shut down the carpool and numbers 1, 2 and 3 lanes. A SigAlert was issued by the CHP, and canceled before 8:45 p.m. No other injuries were immediately reported.
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The driver, who traveled from the 210 Freeway and onto the Ventura (134) Freeway, reached speeds over 100 mph at times.
CHP canceled the pursuit when the driver got off the freeway at Cahuenga Avenue, where he nearly struck a person sitting on a sidewalk near the off-ramp.
The driver eventually made his way onto Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, then pulled into the parking structure outside a Marshalls.
Multiple Los Angeles Police Department cruisers arrived on scene at about 2:50 p.m. and authorities set up a perimeter at Fruitland Drive and Ventura Boulevard, LAPD Officer William Cooper said.
The suspect was taken into custody by the LAPD at about 4 p.m., Brandt said.