Suspected DUI driver wrecks on Interstate 5 in Valencia

A violent wreck on Interstate 5 near College of the Canyons landed a suspected DUI driver in the hospital after his SUV somehow left the roadway and went airborne.

The vehicle landed on a fence between the Valencia and McBean offramps before rolling down a hill and into a ditch near the freeway at about 1:15 a.m.

The SUV’s engine block landed a few hundred feet south of the wreck. Its suspension landed the same distance to the west. The side curtain airbag landed in a tree.

A trapped man was rescued from the vehicle which was initially reported to be on fire. Crews from Fire Station 124 and 126 responded to the crash and worked to free the driver.

The California Highway Patrol’s Newhall office is investigating the cause of the crash which may have been influenced by drug use.

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