Overturned Car Catches Fire After Colliding With House In A Sloan Canyon Crash, Driver At-Large

A vehicle overturned and caught fire before colliding with a house Saturday morning in a Sloan Canyon crash in Castaic.

Around 3 a.m. Saturday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision involving a structure in the 28400 block of Sloan Canyon Road in Castaic, said Martin Rangel, a dispatch supervisor for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

“We had one vehicle into a structure,” Rangel said.

The vehicle was on its side and caught fire but did not extend into the Sloan Canyon home, according to Fire officials.

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“The vehicle was abandoned,” said Officer Moses Marroquin, with the California Highway Patrol’s Traffic Management Center.

As of 7 a.m. Saturday, the driver of the vehicle remains at-large.

This is the second crash to occur at this location within the last month.

On Sunday Aug. 8, a 17-year-old Castaic resident was killed in a crash near the same location.

Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added when it becomes available.

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