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Person killed in wrongway driver crash on 405 Freeway, Hawthorne
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by City News Service , NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)
· July 21, 2026
· 1 min read
One person was killed Tuesday in a collision involving a motorist driving a black sedan the wrong way on the 405 Freeway in Hawthorne. The motorist was reported driving southbound at 80 mph in northbound lanes at 12:49 a.m. around Imperial Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol. An o...
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Key takeaway The motorist was reported driving southbound at 80 mph in northbound lanes at 12:49 a.
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 21, 2026 ·
Source: NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? One person was killed Tuesday in a collision involving a motorist driving a black sedan the wrong way on the 405 Freeway in Hawthorne. The motorist was reported driving southbound at 80 mph in northbound lanes at 12:49 a.m. around Imperial Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol. An o...
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