A Los Angeles police sergeant who stopped to assist motorists on the 405 Freeway was killed in a multi-vehicle crash early Monday, shutting down southbound visitors by means of the Sepulveda Go for hours, officers stated.
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell recognized the sergeant as Shiou Deng, saying he was hit after pulling over to assist different motorists.
One other particular person was additionally killed within the crash, in accordance with California Freeway Patrol officers. It wasn’t instantly clear what number of have been injured.
“It is a unhappy day for our metropolis,” Mayor Karen Bass stated at a information convention early Monday. Deng “misplaced his life trying to avoid wasting others.”
All southbound lanes of the 405 at Moraga Drive have been shut down after 2 a.m. and remained closed as of 8 a.m. whereas an investigation into the crash continued.
