Woodland Hills Man Killed Walking into Traffic on 101 Freeway

WOODLAND HILLS, CA -- It was a 32-year-old man who was killed when he apparently walked into the path of a car on the Ventura (101) Freeway in Woodland Hills, the California Highway Patrol said Sunday.

The man was publicly identified as Westlin D. Dorner, of Woodland Hills. Notification was made to Dorner's father, Gerald Dorner, at about 9:20 p.m. Saturday, the CHP reported.

The fatality was reported at 5:19 p.m. Saturday on the westbound Ventura Freeway at Woodlake Avenue, said California Highway Patrol Officer Stephan Brandt.

The first report to 911 was that someone was walking on the right shoulder, and one minute later he was struck by multiple vehicles, Brandt said.

Dorner was on the southside of the freeway, when he walked directly into the path of an eastbound 2015 Buick LaCrosse. The vehicle's windshield was cracked by the impact and the driver, a 43-year-old man, immediately drove to the right shoulder of the freeway and called 911.

Paramedics pronounced Dorner dead on the freeway at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the CHP reported.

City News Service