BALDWIN PARK, CA : A three-vehicle crash on the westbound 10 Freeway west of Francisquito Avenue on Wednesday, 19th February, 2020

A motorist was killed Wednesday in a three-vehicle crash on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Baldwin Park, and another driver was arrested for allegedly driving while impaired, authorities said.

The crash occurred about 4 a.m. on the westbound 10 Freeway west of Francisquito Avenue, the California Highway Patrol reported.

A 55-year-old man from Montclair in San Bernardino County, who was driving a 1993 Nissan pickup truck, died at the scene, according to the CHP. His name was withheld, pending notification of his relatives.

Ana Guillen, 57, of West Covina, who was driving a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV, was arrested on suspicion of “driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs,” the CHP reported. Guillen, who was not injured, was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation, the CHP reported.

Luis Uribe, 37, of Covina, who was driving a 2018 Honda Accord, was hospitalized for treatment of a fractured back.

According to a CHP statement, Guillen was driving her Hyundai in the No. 5 lane “either at a slow speed or had come to a stop … (and) the right side of the Nissan sideswiped the left rear of the Hyundai.”

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