Overview
- The crash, reported around 1:48 a.m. Saturday, left a 20-year-old man dead on the northbound 101 just south of White Oak Avenue in Encino.
- CHP first received reports of a black sedan stalled in the fast lane with its hazard lights on, followed minutes later by calls that people were outside the disabled car.
- Investigators say a subsequent rear-end impact set off a chain reaction that witnesses said involved four to five vehicles.
- LAFD crews found one person pinned under a vehicle and confirmed the victim died at the scene as the medical examiner was called to respond.
- CHP issued a SigAlert at 2:38 a.m. that closed all northbound lanes before partially reopening traffic during the investigation, and officials urged drivers to stay belted inside a disabled vehicle or move to the right shoulder when possible.