Matthew Olson Dead in Traffic Accident on 110 Freeway [Los Angeles, CA]

Matthew Olson Fatally Struck in Los Angeles Traffic Crash

 
LOS ANGELES, CA (August 26, 2019) — A Newport Beach man named Matthew Olson died in a traffic accident on 110 Freeway on Saturday, August 24.
 
California Highway Patrol Officer Stephan Brandt said that they received a report of the crash on the southbound 110 Freeway at Martin Luther King Boulevard at 2:45 a.m.
 
CHP Officer B. Hernandez said that 18-year-old Olson was first struck by a Toyota CHR driven by a Redondo Beach man. The driver stopped to render aid. A second, unknown vehicle also struck Olson while he was lying in the number 1 Express Lane and the vehicle continued.
 
Investigators are trying to determine how the man got into the HOV lanes because there was no indication of a car nearby, Brandt stated.
 
Officials issued a SigAlert at 3 a.m. that shut down the HOV, 1, 2 and 3 lanes. It was canceled at around 6:55 a.m.

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We extend our condolences to the family and friends of Matthew Olson.

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