A 19-year -old man killed in a four-vehicle collision on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in the Mid-City neighborhood of Los Angeles was identified by county authorities Thursday.
The victim who died in the collision was identified as Nathaniel Brown by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiners office.
California Highway Patrol officers were called at 1:56 a.m. Wednesday to the eastbound freeway and South La Brea Avenue exit where they found a silver Honda Civic and dark colored Infinity had collided in the middle lanes of the freeway, CHP Officer Megan Curtis told City News Service.
Two other vehicles involved in the collision were reported to be on the right side of the freeway soon after the crash.
One report logged by the CHP from a person who lived nearby indicated there was an initial crash and that another vehicle plowed into one of the involved vehicles.
The CHP issued a Sigalert after the crash, which initially closed all lanes of the eastbound freeway for the emergency response. All lanes were reopened and the Sigalert was canceled by 6:35 a.m., the CHP announced.