Fatal Crash 405 Freeway, Sunset Boulevard in Westwood

 Fatal Crash 405 Freeway, Sunset Boulevard in Westwood

Man Killed in Crash on 405 Freeway in Westwood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 22, 2023) – A fatal, multiple-vehicle crash on the San Diego (405) Freeway, near Sunset Boulevard happened early Monday in the Westwood area of Los Angeles.

At least four vehicles were involved including a black Ford Explorer SUV, a black Cadillac Escalade, and a semi-truck in the 3:36 a.m. crash in the southbound lanes of the San Diego Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Witnesses told CHP dispatchers there was a body in the middle lanes of the freeway, the report said.

Responding paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene, the report said. Meanwhile, police issued a SigAlert around 4 a.m. as they closed down the southbound lanes.

Also, authorities also closed down the Sunset Boulevard on-ramp to the southbound 405 Freeway. Motorists were diverted off the freeway at Skriball Center Drive, the CHP said.


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Source: CHP-F

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