A 60-year-old man died after his vehicle crashed into the center divider on the 101 Freeway through Studio City early Monday morning, triggering a SigAlert and shutting down all southbound lanes for three hours.
A 60-year-old man died after crashing into the 101 Freeway center divider in Studio City early Monday. All southbound lanes were closed for three hours, triggering a CHP SigAlert.
A 60-year-old man died after his vehicle crashed into the center divider on the 101 Freeway through Studio City early Monday morning, triggering a SigAlert and shutting down all southbound lanes for three hours.
The crash was reported just after 2:30 a.m. near the split with the 170 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. That section of the 101 runs eastbound through Studio City, even though it carries southbound traffic.
Los Angeles Fire Department crews arrived to find one person trapped inside the vehicle. Firefighters had to extricate the man from the wreckage before paramedics could treat him.
The patient was "determined deceased and beyond medical intervention," according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The CHP issued a SigAlert for the closure of all southbound lanes just after 2:35 a.m. Lanes remained closed through the morning commute, reopening shortly after 5:30 a.m.
The cause of the crash has not been determined. No additional details about the driver, the vehicle, or the circumstances leading up to the collision were immediately available.
The CHP is investigating the crash. Authorities have not released the victim's name.
The closure coincided with the tail end of the morning commute. Drivers heading south toward downtown Los Angeles and the South Bay faced significant delays while all lanes through Studio City remained shut.
Traffic resumed normal flow once crews cleared the scene and reopened the freeway around 5:30 a.m.
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