[01-27-2023] Los Angeles County, CA -Two People Extricated and Injured Following Two-Car Crash in Pacific Palisades

A two-vehicle crash trapped and injured two people in Los Angeles early Friday morning, January 27, 2023.

According to reports, the collision occurred around 12:40 a.m. on the 17300 block of Pacific Coast Highway.

Authorities received calls of a traffic collision involving two vehicles and found two victims trapped in a car.

Both individuals were extricated from the vehicle and taken to a nearby hospital in unclear condition.

Roads were closed for an unknown period while officials investigated the cause of the crash.

Two-Vehicle Crash Statistics

According to a Fatality Analysis Reporting System report, 35,766 persons died in 38,824 car accidents in the United States in 2020. There were 1.34 deaths per 100 million miles driven or 11.7 deaths per 100,000 persons.

According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, 19,938 car accidents resulted in injuries or deaths in 2019. There was a 1.6% decrease from the previous year.

In 2014, 23.5% more Californians died in car accidents than in 2013. In 2017, there were 3,898 fatalities and 276,823 injuries in four million eight hundred fifty-six thousand seventy-seven auto accidents. According to the data, nine people were killed on the streets of the state in 2018 for every 100,000 residents.

Most car accidents are caused by human error, such as speeding, drunk driving, texting, and driving. Weather conditions, road layouts, and vehicle problems are also factors that contribute to accidents.

When driving, you must maintain a safe following and leading distance, obey traffic laws, and take precautions to keep yourself and other road users safe. Even with these precautions, fatal car accidents occur regularly.

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Car accident victims who suffer significant injuries may need more time and effort to recover. As a result, they might have difficulty finding a job and struggle with substantial medical debt.

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