LOS ANGELES – A person was struck and killed in a vehicle collision Tuesday that resulted in the closure of several lanes of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway.
Officers from the California Highway Patrol were called to the freeway west of La Brea Avenue around 3:58 a.m. where they learned a pedestrian had been fatally hit by a vehicle, said CHP Officer Peter Nicholson.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
The collision closed four lanes of the eastbound 10 Freeway while the CHP conducted its investigation.