Man killed in Washington traffic accident identified

The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has identified 54-year-old Benjamin Kelley of Washington as the person killed in a fatal traffic accident in Castaic on May 15.

Shortly before 2 p.m. that day, officers at the California Highway Patrol Newhall Office received reports of a traffic accident on the northbound side of Interstate 5, north of Lake Hughes Road.

“When officers arrived on scene, they found a vehicle on Castaic Road under Interstate 5 with the driver ejected from the vehicle,” the report said.

The Chevrolet Cruz driven by Kelley exited the highway and headed toward Castaic Road.

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel rendered medical assistance, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The CHP report stated that a 2006 Ford Superduty, driven by a 63-year-old Newhall man, was also involved in the crash, but the report did not identify the Ford’s role in the incident.