[03-24-2022] Los Angeles County, CA – 20-Year-Old Woman Killed, Two Others Injured in Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Near Studio City

An unidentified 20-year-old woman was killed, and two others were hospitalized in a two-vehicle collision near Studio City on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

CHP Officer Ramon Kendricks told City News Service that the California Highway Patrol officers responded to the collision at 2:05 a.m. at the intersection of the southbound Hollywood (101) Freeway and the eastbound Ventura (134) Freeway.

According to video footage, one of the vehicles ended up on the Tujunga Avenue off-ramp, while another was severely damaged and appeared to be torn in half.

According to Kendricks, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two victims were taken to the hospital in unknown conditions, according to ABC 7.

Traffic was diverted from the 101 Freeway to the 134 Freeway due to the collision that closed the Tujunga off-ramp for several hours.

It was unclear whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the accident.

The crash remains under investigation.

Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Statistics

The most common cause of injury in the United States is a car accident. Car accidents cause up to two million injuries each year.

Every sixty seconds, a car accident occurs in the United States. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 3,300 people were killed in car accidents in California last year.

According to the National Safety Council, car accidents are responsible for 11% of all deaths. Approximately 276,823 people were injured, and 3,898 people died due to car accidents in California in 2019. Since 2013, there has been a 23.5 percent increase in the number of car accidents.

A population of 3.96 million as of 2019 makes Los Angeles one of the most populated cities in the United States. No one is surprised that traffic is getting worse in the city.

However, in 2020, Los Angeles was ranked as the seventh most populous American city despite the COVID pandemic. Approximately 1,465 people were severely injured, and 289 people were killed in traffic accidents in Los Angeles in 2020, according to data from the Los Angeles Police Department.

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