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Multi-Vehicle Collision on 405 Freeway in Brentwood Kills One, Injures Two

A CHP investigation into a possible LAPD vehicle’s role in the crash prompted SigAlerts, a full southbound closure, a temporary northbound shutdown.

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Overview

  • The collision occurred at 1:58 a.m. just north of Moraga Drive and involved three vehicles, including a silver truck that blocked the HOV lane.
  • One person died at the scene and two others, possibly including an LAPD officer, were taken to hospitals by ambulance.
  • The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert at 2:22 a.m. closing southbound lanes at Getty Center Drive and the Skirball and Sepulveda Boulevard on-ramps.
  • Northbound lanes and the Moraga Drive on-ramp were shut around 3 a.m. and reopened by 4:23 a.m. after authorities cleared the wreckage.
  • This crash is the latest in a series of fatal multi-vehicle incidents on major Southern California freeways dating back to 2023.