We tried to get info on fatal San Pedro crash, but didn't get far
We had some inquiries today about a fatal crash last night on the Harbor Freeway in San Pedro.
Folks, we tried to get information. I called the South LA CHP station, where I was told that the public affairs officer was out. I left a message and asked for somebody else, but the woman who took my call treated me pretty rudely. No one has called me back.
Apparently there was a death scene that was pretty ugly. According to a reader's email, the crash was on the northbound side of the freeway just beyond the Gaffey entrance. Fire Department records showed a crash at 9:16 p.m. No one was transported to a hospital.
The reader said he went by at 9:30. A dead motorcyclist was lying under a white sheet. His boots were exposed and his bike was lying a few feet away.
A Volkswagen Bug sat an 1/8 mile up the freeway and was pretty smashed up.
"Seeing that left me with a horrible feeling all the way home," the reader said. "I said a prayer for the victim and his family. I can't help but to wonder who he was and how it happened."
Then he asked this: "Did you guys report on this accident? If so can you share the details with me? I've never seen anything like this before and I can't tell you why I'm so curious about this accident."
Best I can do is say the LA Fire Department has records showing an accident at 9:15 p.m. The Coroner's Office said a 49-year-old man died on the northbound Harbor Freeway north of Channel Street. His name was withheld pending notification of relatives.
Folks, we tried to get information. I called the South LA CHP station, where I was told that the public affairs officer was out. I left a message and asked for somebody else, but the woman who took my call treated me pretty rudely. No one has called me back.
Apparently there was a death scene that was pretty ugly. According to a reader's email, the crash was on the northbound side of the freeway just beyond the Gaffey entrance. Fire Department records showed a crash at 9:16 p.m. No one was transported to a hospital.
The reader said he went by at 9:30. A dead motorcyclist was lying under a white sheet. His boots were exposed and his bike was lying a few feet away.
A Volkswagen Bug sat an 1/8 mile up the freeway and was pretty smashed up.
"Seeing that left me with a horrible feeling all the way home," the reader said. "I said a prayer for the victim and his family. I can't help but to wonder who he was and how it happened."
Then he asked this: "Did you guys report on this accident? If so can you share the details with me? I've never seen anything like this before and I can't tell you why I'm so curious about this accident."
Best I can do is say the LA Fire Department has records showing an accident at 9:15 p.m. The Coroner's Office said a 49-year-old man died on the northbound Harbor Freeway north of Channel Street. His name was withheld pending notification of relatives.
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