Pinned under car, motorcyclist killed in 101 Freeway crash
A motorcyclist was killed early Tuesday morning in four-vehicle freeway crash that left the rider pinned under a car in East Hollywood.
Officers from the California Highway Patrol were called about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to the southbound side of the 101 Freeway at Melrose Avenue, where they learned a motorcycle and a Honda Pilot where involved in a collision, CHP Officer Sergio Garcia told City News Service.
The motorcyclist’s body was wedged under this Toyota Corolla. (Photo from video by Jason Stillwell/Key News Network)
California Highway Patrol officers are on scene after a crash that left a motorcyclist dead early Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, on the southbound 101 Freeway near Melrose Avenue in the East Hollywood area. (Photo from video by Jason Stillwell/Key News Network)
A bystander records video on a cellphone early Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, at the scene of a crash that left a motorcyclist dead on the southbound 101 Freeway near Melrose Avenue in the East Hollywood area. (Photo from video by Jason Stillwell/Key News Network)
The victim’s motorcycle is seen on the southbound 101 Freeway near Melrose Avenue in the East Hollywood area. (Photo from video by Jason Stillwell/Key News Network)
The victim’s motorcycle is seen on the southbound 101 Freeway near Melrose Avenue in the East Hollywood area. (Photo from video by Jason Stillwell/Key News Network)
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The motorcyclist’s body was wedged under this Toyota Corolla. (Photo from video by Jason Stillwell/Key News Network)
The rider was reported to be down in one of the freeway’s middle lanes, Garcia said, but video from the scene showed Los Angeles firefighters using hydraulic tools and an airbag to extract the victim from underneath a Toyota Corolla.
Firefighters pronounced the victim dead at the scene, according to the CHP
The crash and response closed three southbound lanes, and a SigAlert was issued.
All lanes were cleared, and the SigAlert was canceled at 5:30 a.m., according the California Highway Patrol.
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