Driver Hospitalized after Castaic Suspected DUI Crash on 5 Freeway near Smokey Bear Road
Castaic, California (March 6, 2020) - A suspected DUI driver was injured and hospitalized after two vehicles collided on Thursday, March 5, at around 5:08 a.m. in Castaic, police said.
The California Highway Patrol responded to the crash scene on the northbound 5 Freeway near Smokey Bear Road.
According to the report, a wrong-way southbound vehicle was traveling on the northbound lanes when it collided head-on with a northbound semi-truck.
The wrong-way driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries before being booked on DUI charges.
No other injuries were immediately released.
The crash is still under investigation.