[03-12-2023] Los Angeles County, CA – Man Killed, Woman Injured in North Hollywood Two-Vehicle Collision

A man was killed while a woman was hospitalized following a two-vehicle collision in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, on Sunday morning, March 12, 2023.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the fatal crash occurred shortly after 4:00 a.m. at the intersection of Cahuenga Boulevard and Camarillo Street.

The 32-year-old male driver was reportedly traveling north on Cahuenga when he collided with another vehicle traveling east on Camarillo. The crash caused the man’s car to roll over before it struck a traffic light, a fence, and an unspecified property.

The man was partially thrown from his car due to the impact. He was declared dead at the site. The female driver in her 30s in the other car sustained unspecified injuries and was sent by paramedics to a hospital.

No further details on their identities and the woman’s current condition were immediately available as the investigation continued.

It is unknown whether speeding or intoxication played a role in the deadly collision.

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