[11-12-2022] Los Angeles County, CA – Multi-Vehicle Crash Caused by Wrong-Way Driver Leads to Multiple Injuries on 710 Freeway

The California Highway Patrol reported multiple injuries following a multi-vehicle collision in South Gate on Saturday early morning, November 12, 2022.

According to the CHP South Los Angeles Station, they received calls of a crash at 2:15 a.m. on the 710 Freeway near Imperial Highway, while additional calls mentioned Alondra Boulevard.

The multi-vehicle collision involved a black SUV by a wrong-way driver traveling south in the northbound lanes of 710. The CHP and Compton Fire Department arrived on the scene to find three cars involved.

Reports revealed multiple victims, including the wrong-way driver and two trapped people. They were taken to the hospital, but no information on their condition was released.

To remove the driver from the SUV, firefighters chopped the door off with the Jaws of Life.

All of the 710 Freeway’s northbound lanes were blocked off at Alondra Boulevard by CHP.

Authorities conducted further investigation into the cause of the collision.

Multi-Vehicle Accident Statistics

Accidents involving motor vehicles are one of the primary causes of death and serious injury in the United States. Every year, automobile accidents claim the lives of or cause significant injury to about 200,000 individuals.

According to the NHTSA, a vehicle collision occurs every 60 seconds on American roads. In 2016, California was home to over 3,300 people who lost their lives in car accidents. More than 94% of all accidents may be traced back to avoidable human errors.

Every year, car accidents account for one out of every ten fatalities in the United States, according to the National Safety Council. There were 3,898 fatalities and over 2,765,000 injuries attributed to automobile accidents in the Golden State this year. Injuries and deaths from automobile accidents have risen by 23.5 percent since 2013.

If three or more cars are involved in a collision, it is considered a multi-vehicle accident. It’s possible for as many as six vehicles to become entangled in the debris following a crash.

More than 13,000 individuals were killed in 2010 as a result of multi-vehicle accidents, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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