Traffic & Transit
Fatality Shuts Down 101 Freeway
The investigation shut down the southbound lanes of the freeway through the morning rush hour.
HOLLYWOOD, CA — A person who may have been hit by a vehicle was killed Friday in a crash in the Hollywood area.
Officers were sent to the area of Vermont Avenue and the southbound Hollywood (101) Freeway about 4:45 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The area is near the Vermont Avenue on- and offramps. The person died at the scene, according to the CHP. Information was not immediately available on the person's identity.
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Traffic was routed away from the area and southbound lanes were closed while an investigation was conducted.
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