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Tesla Crashes Into Pacoima Home After Exit From 5 Freeway, Two Hospitalized

Officials have not released the victims' identities or conditions.

Overview

  • The crash occurred around 12:01 a.m. Friday after a Tesla left the northbound 5 Freeway at the Branford Street exit in Pacoima.
  • The car came to rest inside the home's living room, where a man had been sleeping on a couch.
  • Investigators said the driver failed to stop at a light, went airborne, knocked down a fence, and then struck the house.
  • Los Angeles Fire Department urban search-and-rescue crews responded, and the heavily damaged house was yellow‑tagged with one wall boarded up.
  • The Tesla was removed and towed early Friday as an investigation into the crash sequence continues.