DUARTE, Calif. (KABC) -- One person is dead after a multi-car crash on the 210 freeway in Duarte Sunday.
All westbound lanes of the 210 freeway were shut down after the fatal crash that involved six vehicles.
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The accident happened just before 3 a.m.
The victim is described as a 21-year-old woman who was ejected from the passenger seat of a Toyota Highlander.
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The accident is believed to have been started as a solo collision with a Ford Fusion hitting a guardrail before being hit by a Ford Escape, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A Ford Mustang is believed to have hit the Toyota Highlander. The driver of a Ford Mustang was arrested for DUI. The driver of a Ford Fusion had fled the scene before the California Highway Patrol officers arrived on scene.
Traffic was being re-routed at the Buena Vista off ramp.