Freeway crash kills three and shuts down 5 Freeway in Commerce

A California Highway Patrol investigator takes photographs at the scene of Saturday’s multivehicle crash on the 5 Freeway in Commerce that killed three people.

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Feb. 27, 2016 2:46 PM PT

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Crash kills three and shuts down 5 Freeway in Commerce.

Authorities say a Dodge Challenger that was racing another vehicle caused the fatal accident. Its driver was arrested.

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Investigators gather evidence after Saturday’s crash on the 5 Freeway in Commerce.

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Debris is strewn across the 5 Freeway in Commerce after three people were killed in a fiery multivehicle crash. A motorist who told authorities that he had been racing was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder.

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)