Northbound 5 Freeway reopened after deadly crash near 110

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All lanes of the northbound 5 Freeway at the 110 interchange have reopened following a deadly collision that left one person dead, authorities said Friday morning.

At 7:54 a.m. the freeway reopened, said Officer Cheyenne Quesada with the California Highway Patrol.

“It’s moving right along just fine,” Quesada said.

The northbound side of the freeway was closed Friday morning after a high-speed pursuit of suspected robbers led to the crash.

The incident began when police received a 1:46 a.m. call about a robbery at a 7-Eleven store off East 4th Street and South Cummings Street in which a suspect drew a knife, said Sgt. Peter Gamino of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Responding officers saw a vehicle driving recklessly in the area and attempted to stop the vehicle, which led to the pursuit, Gamino said.

In the course of the chase, the suspect’s car collided with another vehicle and flipped over, sending cash into the air and trapping two people in the car, he said.

One suspect was pronounced dead at the scene and another was taken into custody immediately.

A third suspect was taken to the hospital, Gamino said.

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