Traffic

A big rig fire on the 5 Freeway in Castaic Wednesday afternoon shut down a portion of the freeway creating a major traffic backup.

The California Highway Patrol said Monday that a driver intentionally rammed his vehicle into a Toyota Prius that was filled with teenagers, causing a fatal crash that killed three boys in Temescal Valley.

Five people were transported to the hospital Friday morning following a crash between an Orange County Transportation Authority bus and an SUV, Santa Ana Police said.

The Vincent Thomas Bridge, that connects motorists between San Pedro and Long Beach, will undergo some renovations over the next few weeks, prompting full and partial closures.

If you enjoy the scene in Downtown L.A. be prepared for some detours around Little Tokyo for the next few months.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will begin an eight-month street restoration project in the area of the Little Tokyo/Arts District Station Friday, affecting traffic through Aug. 31.

First responders Wednesday extricated the driver of a Pepsi truck that fell off of the northbound 15 Freeway near the 210 Freeway interchange.

Four people were injured and traffic along Pacific Coast Highway was backed up for miles as officers cleared the site of a collision Sunday evening. 

Motorists are asked to exercise caution as they travel through the Grapevine as fresh show and another winter storm threatened a second closure of the 5 Freeway in less than a week.

One person was killed in a crash between a vehicle and a big rig Friday morning on the northbound 14 Freeway in Palmdale.

Officials blocked multiple lanes on the southbound 405 Freeway along the Sepulveda Pass following a semi-truck fire Tuesday afternoon, officials said. 

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Board of Directors agreed Thursday to fund a study on the possibility of implementing tolls on the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass.

Portions of a 30,000-pound semi-truck hovered over the connector ramp on the northbound 710 Freeway in East Los Angeles on Wednesday morning. 

Officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority were set to propose a plan that would implement toll lanes on the 405 Freeway along the Sepulveda Pass with the intent to ease congestion for commuters. 

It's one of the busiest days of the year and thick traffic has been reported out of L-A-X all day long, as hundreds of thousands of travelers are returning to the Southland after the Thanksgiving weekend.

Holiday travelers returning to California from the Las Vegas area caused a severe backup lasting for more than 20 miles.

A woman got out of her disabled car after crashing it into the center divider of the 101 Freeway Thursday and was struck and killed by a pickup truck, the California Highway Patrol reported.

A teenager was killed during a two-vehicle crash Friday morning in Malibu. 

A person was killed in a multi-vehicle collision on the southbound 5 Freeway at the 405 Freeway split in Granada Hills on Friday morning, officials said.