According to the authorities, the pedestrian tried to run from the right shoulder of northbound 110 Freeway onto the center divider and was hit by a 2015 Mercedes-Benz
Los Angeles, CA – A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle on the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles on Saturday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The accident was reported at around 8:33 p.m. January 31, on the northbound freeway north of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
According to the authorities, the pedestrian tried to run from the right shoulder of northbound 110 Freeway onto the center divider and was hit by a 2015 Mercedes-Benz. The vehicle was driven by a 30-year-old woman from Moreno Valley.
The CHP and emergency personnel responded to the scene shortly after and the pedestrian was declared deceased at the scene.
The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigators.
Limited details on the incident were immediately available.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating to establish the cause of the accident.
Los Angeles County has historically experienced significant traffic safety challenges, although recent data indicates some improvements in its California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) rankings and a decrease in total victims killed and injured from peak years. The county consistently ranks as one of the most dangerous in the state for traffic collisions, leading in both population and accident volume. In 2022, there were 8,944 victims killed and injured in total fatal and injury collisions, which gave the county an OTS ranking of 14 out of 15 comparable entities, indicating improvement from previous years, where it ranked 1/15 (worst) in 2018 and 2019. Despite overall improvements in rankings, specific collision types remain a concern. In 2022, there were 1,524 pedestrian victims killed and injured, and 475 bicyclist victims killed and injured. Pedestrians, in particular, account for a disproportionately high number of traffic deaths in the region, a trend that has persisted in recent years. Alcohol-involved collisions also contributed significantly to the 2022 statistics, with 1,676 victims killed and injured.
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