Three other people suffered serious injuries in the crash that happened around 5:25 a.m. on the westbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway east of San Pedro Street.
Los Angeles, CA. – The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the wrong-way driver who died in a crash Sunday morning in downtown Los Angeles as 28-year-old Andrew Fierro.
Three other people suffered serious injuries in the crash that happened around 5:25 a.m. on the westbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway east of San Pedro Street.
Authorities said Fierro was driving a Honda Civic eastbound in the westbound lanes when he collided head-on with a Toyota Sienna heading westbound.
Fierro, the solo occupant in the Civic, died in the crash. His city of residence was not mentioned.
The three people inside the Sienna were hospitalized with serious injuries.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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Los Angeles, CA.- One person was killed in a wrong-way collision in Los Angeles early Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The wreck took place on the 10 Freeway at Central Avenue at about 5:25 a.m.
A driver traveling the wrong way on the freeway caused a crash involving two other vehicles.
One person was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Several other parties were taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries.
Lanes were shut down in the area as authorities investigated the incident.
The investigation is ongoing.