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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/01/2021

Location : Interstate 405 near Interstate 118

City : Sherman Oaks

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : California Highway Patrol, Los Angeles Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Speeding
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/01/2021 shortly before 2:00 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers attempted to stop a male driver after he was observed traveling approximately 117 mph on the 405 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley. The driver continued away while CHP pursued.
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During the pursuit, the driver reversed direction and began traveling the wrong way on the freeway, heading south in the northbound lanes of the 405 through Sherman Oaks. CHP continued tracking the vehicle as officers attempted to warn and protect motorists ahead of it.
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Near Ventura Boulevard, the wrong-way vehicle collided head-on with another vehicle traveling northbound. The pursued driver suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. The other motorist survived and was transported to a hospital with injuries.
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The crash forced closure of the northbound 405 while CHP investigated and cleared the collision scene. The pursuing CHP officers were not publicly identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/driver-killed-in-117-mph-wrong-way-chase-crash-on-405-freeway-in-sherman-oaks/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-01/wrong-way-driver-dies-in-405-freeway-crash-after-police-chase-sherman-oaks
https://abc7.com/police-chase-sherman-oaks-405-freeway-crash-wrong-way/10472614/