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Associated Press Posted: 10/30/2015 02:14:32 PM PDT Updated: 10/30/2015 02:41:28 PM PDT
The body of a driver ejected when his car rolled is seen where it landed on an overhead freeway sign north of downtown Los Angeles, Oct. 30, 2015. (Nick Ut / AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A driver whose car rolled over several times on a Los Angeles freeway was ejected and thrown so far that his body landed on a road sign at least 20 feet above the ground.
California Highway Patrol Officer Chad Guin says the fatal crash occurred on Interstate 5 north of downtown at 7 a.m. The freeway was reopened after firefighters removed the body with a firetruck ladder. Guin said the victim was identified but his name won't be released until relatives are notified.
Officers had earlier climbed a wooden ladder and covered the body with a sheet. The victim was described as a 20-year-old man. He had not been wearing a seat belt.
The car came to rest under the sign. Another car was hit by debris but Guin said he didn't know if it was involved.
Associated Press Posted: 10/30/2015 02:14:32 PM PDT Updated: 10/30/2015 02:41:28 PM PDT
The body of a driver ejected when his car rolled is seen where it landed on an overhead freeway sign north of downtown Los Angeles, Oct. 30, 2015. (Nick Ut / AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A driver whose car rolled over several times on a Los Angeles freeway was ejected and thrown so far that his body landed on a road sign at least 20 feet above the ground.
California Highway Patrol Officer Chad Guin says the fatal crash occurred on Interstate 5 north of downtown at 7 a.m. The freeway was reopened after firefighters removed the body with a firetruck ladder. Guin said the victim was identified but his name won't be released until relatives are notified.
Officers had earlier climbed a wooden ladder and covered the body with a sheet. The victim was described as a 20-year-old man. He had not been wearing a seat belt.
The car came to rest under the sign. Another car was hit by debris but Guin said he didn't know if it was involved.
