1 killed, 3 seriously hurt in wrong-way crash on 10 Freeway

A woman driving a 2024 Tesla was arrested for allegedly driving the wrong way on the 10 Freeway Sunday and triggering a crash that killed a motorist and left her and two others with major injuries, authorities said.

The woman, a 51-year-old Los Angeles resident, suffered major injuries in the 1:50 a.m. crash on the westbound freeway at Overland Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A 19-year-old man driving a 2016 Toyota was trapped in the wreckage and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. His name will be released pending notification of next of kin. He and his two occupants, a 13-year-boy and a 15-year-old girl who suffered major injuries, were residents of Maywood, according to the CHP.

The Tesla was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes and struck the Toyota head-on, according to the CHP. A third vehicle, a 2020 Infiniti, sustained minor damage from debris in the roadway and the driver in that car, a 19-year-old man, drove away.

A Sigalert issued at 2:04 a.m. closing all westbound lanes at Overland Avenue was canceled at 7:24 a.m.

The CHP's West Los Angeles office urged anyone with information regarding the crash to call them at 310-343-0512 or, after business hours, the Los Angeles Traffic Management Center at 323-259-3200.