Crime & Safety
Update: Motorcyclist, 19, Killed in Car Crash
Westwood Boulevard was closed between Wellworth Avenue and and Wilshire Boulevard while the Los Angeles Police Department investigated.
A 19-year-old motorcyclist was killed Thursday night in a collision with a vehicle on Westwood Boulevard, near the Hammer Museum, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
The motorcyclist, an unidentified male, was traveling southbound on Westwood Boulevard when he smashed into a Range Rover making a left onto Ashton Avenue, according to police. The female driver of the vehicle was not injured, said Fire Deptartment spokesman Brian Humphrey.
The accident occurred at about 7:35 p.m. at 1250 S. Westwood Blvd. The thoroughfare was closed between Wilshire Boulevard and Wellworth Avenue while police investigated, according to the authorities.
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"The driver ... did stop at the scene," said LAPD spokeswoman Sara Faden. "The investigation is certainly ongoing at this point."
More details will be posted as they become available.
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