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Car flies off 101 Freeway, lands on Woodland Hills strip mall roof

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Published  January 19, 2026 10:35am PST
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FOX 11
Car flies off 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills

Car flies off 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills

Miraculously, no one was hurt.

The Brief

    • A car flew off the 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills Sunday morning, landing on the roof of a strip mall near Shoup Avenue.
    • The driver left the scene following the dramatic crash, and police are currently investigating the incident as a hit-and-run.
    • No injuries were reported, though a clinic inside the building sustained heavy damage.

LOS ANGELES - A hit-and-run investigation is underway in Woodland Hills after a vehicle launched off the 101 Freeway and landed on top of a commercial building.

What we know:

The crash happened Sunday morning near the Shoup Avenue off-ramp, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

A vehicle traveling on the 101 Freeway left the roadway, became airborne, and crashed into the roof of a nearby strip mall. 

Following the collision, the driver ditched the car and ran away.

No one was hurt, but a business owner said her clinic was heavily damaged by the car.

What's next:

Police are investigating the crash as a hit-and-run. 

Officers are searching for the driver who ran off, and investigators are working to determine what caused the vehicle to veer off the freeway.

The Source: This story is based on information from the Los Angeles Police Department.

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