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An 18-year-old man was struck and killed on the 5 Freeway in Sun Valley Saturday morning. The incident occurred just north of Tuxford Street around 4:20 a.m. Police say the teenager, later identified as Blake Cook, was a passenger in a Honda Accord that crashed with a big rig. As he and two others got out of the car and tried to get to safety, the victim was struck by another vehicle. That car then hit a second vehicle and sped off. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. He has only been identified by police as a resident of the Saugus neighborhood in Santa Clarita.