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Woman Airlifted After Car Plunges 100–150 Feet Off Mulholland Drive in Studio City

Investigators are examining whether mechanical failure or driver error caused the crash.

Overview

  • The crash was reported around 7:20 a.m. in the 8500 block of Mulholland Drive between Skyline and Bowmont Drives, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
  • Firefighters stabilized the car on the steep embankment, lowered a paramedic to the scene, and hoisted the driver to a trauma center by helicopter.
  • Authorities say the 30-year-old driver was hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
  • Officials have not released the driver's identity or confirmed whether anyone else was in the vehicle.
  • Crews are working to recover the wreckage, with possible intermittent closures on Mulholland Drive, and LAPD Valley Traffic Division is seeking witnesses and dashcam footage from around 7 a.m. near Bowmont Drive.