Baldwin Park man dies in hit-and-run crash
BALDWIN PARK - A Baldwin Park man died Sunday after crashing his motorcycle on the 10 Freeway and then being struck by an SUV that continued driving, authorities said.
Eliseo Castaneda, 35, was taken to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Baldwin Park in critical condition following the 4:45 p.m. crash on the westbound 10 Freeway, just west of Baldwin Park Boulevard, California Highway Patrol Sgt. John Escobedo said. He succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
He had just driven his 2009 Honda motorcycle onto the freeway from the Baldwin Park Boulevard onramp when he rear-ended a Toyota Corolla being driven by a 24-year-old Pacoima woman, the sergeant said.
"The rider was ejected from the motorcycle onto the roadway and was struck by a passing vehicle," Escobedo said.
That second vehicle, described only as a black SUV, continued driving without stopping, he said.
CHP officers are asking the public's help in finding the SUV and its driver.
"There's going to be significant damage to the right front side," Escobedo said, adding that witnesses reported that one of the front headlights was hanging out of place.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Baldwin Park office of the CHP at 626-338-1164.
Eliseo Castaneda, 35, was taken to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Baldwin Park in critical condition following the 4:45 p.m. crash on the westbound 10 Freeway, just west of Baldwin Park Boulevard, California Highway Patrol Sgt. John Escobedo said. He succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
He had just driven his 2009 Honda motorcycle onto the freeway from the Baldwin Park Boulevard onramp when he rear-ended a Toyota Corolla being driven by a 24-year-old Pacoima woman, the sergeant said.
"The rider was ejected from the motorcycle onto the roadway and was struck by a passing vehicle," Escobedo said.
That second vehicle, described only as a black SUV, continued driving without stopping, he said.
CHP officers are asking the public's help in finding the SUV and its driver.
"There's going to be significant damage to the right front side," Escobedo said, adding that witnesses reported that one of the front headlights was hanging out of place.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Baldwin Park office of the CHP at 626-338-1164.
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