Crime & Safety
Woman, 74, Killed in Three-Car Crash on I-10 Near Culver City
An elderly driver allegedly made an unsafe lane change while driving at a high speed and rear-ended a disabled car on the freeway.
LOS ANGELES, CA — A 76-year-old woman riding in a van was killed in a three-vehicle crash on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in West Los Angeles, the California Highway Patrol said Saturday.
The crash occurred at 10:52 p.m. Friday on the eastbound freeway, east of Manning Avenue, the CHP reported.
A 70-year-old woman driving a 1997 Chevrolet Astro van, allegedly driving at an unsafe speed for changing traffic conditions, rear-ended a disabled 1987 Ford Econoline van in the No. 5 lane.
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The Chevy Astro van then veered to the left, where it struck a 2014 Toyota Camry. The 76-year-old woman, who was the right front passenger in the Chevy Astro Van, died at the scene.
No other injuries were reported. Neither alcohol nor drugs appear to be a factor, the CHP reported. No arrests were made and it was not immediately known whether the 70-year-old woman driving the Chevy Astro van was cited.
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The CHP's West Los Angeles office asked anyone who witnessed the crash to call them at (310) 642-3939.
— City News Service, photo via Shutterstock
