Traffic Collision on Interstate 5 North at Paramount Boulevard

On June 16, 2026, a traffic collision involving a silver GMC Acadia and a silver Volkswagen SUV occurred on northbound Interstate 5 at Paramount Boulevard, blocking the first lane. An ambulance was initially requested from the Downey Fire Department, though the request was later disregarded. A tow truck from Vernola's Towing was dispatched for the GMC Acadia, which sustained major front-end damage.

Original Log

Jun 16 2026 12:51PM: [4] REPORTING PARTY – OR – RESPONSIBLE PARTY – INVOLVED – silver GMC ACADIA VERSUS silver VOLKS SUV // #1LN BLOCKED [Shared]

Jun 16 2026 12:53PM: [7] INVOLVED PARTY REQUEST – OR – REQUIRED’D AMBULANCE REQUESTED // MESSAGE OR ITEM DELIVERED DOWNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT [Shared]

Jun 16 2026 12:53PM: [8] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from Traffic Collision ( Injuries Unknown ) to Traffic Collision – Ambulance En Route by CHP [Shared]

Jun 16 2026 12:53PM: [9] [Notification] [FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL]-Problem changed from Traffic Collision ( Injuries Unknown ) to Traffic Collision – Ambulance En Route by FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL [Shared]

Jun 16 2026 12:58PM: [10] TASK 83-500 LILA, PLEASE DISREGARD FIRE DEPARTMENT — THANKS [Shared]

Jun 16 2026 12:58PM: [11] TASK 83-500 COLA, PLEASE ROLL 1 TOW TRUCK FOR silver GMC ACADIA MAJOR FRT END DAMAGE [Shared]

Jun 16 2026 1:01PM: [14] [Rotation Request Comment] MESSAGE OR ITEM DELIVERED VERNOLA’S TOWING ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL 20 / 562-864-5800 [Shared]

Jun 16 2026 1:30PM: [16] 83-500 REQUEST – OR – REQUIRED ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL FOR VERNOLAS [Shared]

Jun 16 2026 1:33PM: [18] MESSAGE OR ITEM DELIVERED VERNOLAS — DRIVER FM ROSEMEAD IN HEAVY TRFC [Shared]

Jun 16 2026 1:40PM: [19] [FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL] has closed their incident [260616LAFSP0112]

Jun 16 2026 1:52PM: [20] A83-500 2 VEHICLE 1181 [Shared]