Tag: 405 Freeway

BEVERLY HILLS—On Thursday, September 4, the city of Beverly Hills announced on its Facebook page that major lane closures on the I-405 Freeway due to a $143.7 million Sepulveda Pass rehabilitation project.

This weekend and again in two weeks, the Sepulveda Pass portion of the 405 Freeway will be partially closed for paving work.

Both sides of the highway will be reduced to three lanes each from Santa Monica Boulevard to Sunset Boulevard, starting at 10 p.m. on September 5, through 5 a.m. on September 8.

The southbound on and off-ramps at Sunset Boulevard/Church Lane will be closed, as well as the on-ramp of westbound Wilshire Boulevard.

The same closures will happen again starting at 10 p.m. on September 19 through 5 a.m. on September 22, 2025.

For more information: visit Caltrans.gov or follow @CaltransDist7 on social media for updates and construction schedules.

By Danny Jones

BRENTWOOD—A traffic collision led to a fatality on Monday, June 23, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. The incident was reported at 2:02 a.m. on the southbound 405 freeway in Brentwood near Moraga Drive.

A total of three patients (unknown age/gender/condition) were involved. Officials were on scene following the incident. According to reports, one officer sustained injuries during the incident.

One patient was determined to be deceased on scene; two patients were transported to local hospitals for injuries sustained. The collision involved a pickup truck and sedan, KTLA reported. No additional details about the deceased victim and the other victims have been disclosed to the public.

The media has been referred to the Los Angeles Police Department INC#0367 regarding details about the collision.

By Danny Jones

BEL AIR—On Sunday, August 25, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported that a four vehicle collision occurred in Bel Air.

The LAFD reported at 09:30 p.m. on the Southbound 405 freeway. There was a four-vehicle collision with a total of four patients. Adult female and adult male were transported by a paramedic ambulance and one adult female transported with non-life-threatening injuries.

A male child is being signed out on scene and will not be transported for additional treatment. No further details about the incident have been disclosed to the public, like a cause of the crash.

By Trevor

SHERMAN OAKS—On September 22, at approximately 4:42 a.m., a man traveling at a low rate of speed crashed into the back of a semi-truck on the 405 Freeway at North Mulholland Drive.

According to reports by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers responding to the scene discovered a dark colored 1969 Volkswagen lodged underneath the semi-truck. The driver, who was trapped inside the Volkswagen Beetle, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway due north of Mulholland Drive were shut down after authorities requested a hard closure. A Sig Alert was issued for the No. 4 and 5 Lanes backing up traffic for nearly two hours.

The name of the deceased has been withheld pending the notification of the next of kin. This accident is currently under investigation as the cause of the accident and the liability are unknown.

By Sharon

SHERMAN OAKS— Gary Mullarney, 45, has been identified as the victim fatally struck by a car on the 405 Freeway on Thursday, July 20, the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner released. The events leading up to the crash are unknown at this time, however, his death has been listed as a suicide.

At approximately 7:12 a.m., Los Angeles Fire Department personnel and California Highway Patrol West Valley Area units responded to reports of a pedestrian down on the Northbound 405 Freeway near Ventura Boulevard. LAFD firefighters located the victim – later identified as Mullarney – upon arriving at the scene. Mullarney was declared dead at the scene by LAFD personnel. 

A SIG-ALERT was issued for the number five and number six lanes of the northbound I-405 and the northbound Ventura Boulevard off-ramp from approximately 7:45 a.m. to 11 a.m., to facilitate CHP on-scene investigation and Caltrans clean-up, a CHP news release said.

Initial evidence suggests Mullarney was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle and he may have been walking in or near traffic prior to the collision. CHP units received a possible description of the vehicle – a Toyota – but a follow-up investigation ruled the Toyota out of the collision involvement. 

According to the CHP news release, two people were inside the vehicle that struck Mullarney. No further description of their identities or of the vehicle is available at this time. 

Mullarney’s cause of death was determined to be traumatic injuries as a result of being hit by a car, LA County Medical Examiner released. The events leading up to the crash are still under investigation.

Witnesses are encouraged to contact the CHP West Valley Area office at (818) 888-0980. After hours please contact the Los Angeles Communications Center at (323) 259-3200.

By Lacy

SHERMAN OAKS—A pedestrian was killed on the 405 freeway on the morning of Thursday, July 20, after they were struck by a vehicle.

Authorities responded to the collision site at approximately 7:15 a.m., where traffic was moving northbound on the 405 Freeway at Ventura Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, and a portion of the freeway was shut down for further investigation. No details surrounding the circumstances that led up to the collision have been released.

By Paige Strickland