Los Angeles, United States - July 16, 2025 07/16/2025 02:19 am GMT-0700 ROWLAND HEIGHTS, Calif. – California Highway Patrol officers from Santa Fe Springs, along with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Los Angeles County Fire Department, responded to a traffic collision Wednesday morning involving a vehicle on fire at the intersection of Colima Road and Fairway Drive in Rowland Heights. A witness, who requested anonymity, reported witnessing the crash and the subsequent car fire, running to the car, and managing to pull the driver out of the vehicle. The driver was transported to Pomona Valley Hospital with injuries that remain unspecified. Authorities have not determined if speed or alcohol was a contributing factor in the incident. The California Highway Patrol will be leading the investigation into the crash. The driver was subsequently arrested for DUI. PER CHP INFO PAGE: Incident: 0119 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: Fairway Dr / Colima Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 33.986690-117.869901 Close Detail Information 2:44 AM 15 30] C83-600 PTY BEING TRANS TO PVMC / HALF OF 600 WL BE IN AMBULANCE / OTHER HALF FOLLOWING [Shared] 2.39 AM 14[291 (Notification] [CHP1-1039 EDISON ORDER#8002 // LACOFD ALREADY CALLED IT IN - NO ETA AT THIS TIME [Shared] 2.36 AM 13 28] C83-650 EDISON POLE #2209802 / COMPLETELY DOWN / WIRES ARE EXPOSED / PLS ADV EDISON [Shared] 2:35 AM 12[26] 83-S6 MEDIA 97 [Shared] 2:27 AM 11[21] FIRE GOING 97 [Shared] 2.26 AM 10[20] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfo Collision-Major Inj by CHP [Shared] [18) 600 ADV PER PSBY PULLED DRIVER 0O VEH / STILL TRYING TO SECURE THE 2:25 AM 8 [16] 1 PTY OO VEH / INJ TO FACE [Shared] 2:24 AM 7 [13] C83-600 A LOT OF DEBRIS IN RDWY / VEH FULLY ENGULFT (Shared] 2.23 AM 6 [12] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 PEPES TOW 626-213-5340 // ETA 20 MIN W/ FB 2:21 AM 5 [9] C83-600 COLA,REQ 1185 2:20 AM 4 [6] PTY WOULD N'T GIVE ME VEH DESCP, POSS A TRUCK 2:20 AM 3 31 1039 LACOFD XFER 2:19 AM 2 [2] VEH NOW ON FIRE 2:19 AM 1 [11 VEH VS TREE