Authorities say a 24-year-old Los Angeles man was killed in a multi-vehicle collision on the 710 Freeway, where one vehicle wound up in an embankment.
California Highway Patrol officers were called at 1:01 a.m. Wednesday to the northbound freeway and Del Amo Boulevard exit, where three vehicles collided far left lane of the freeway, CHP Officer Bobby Eurin said.
Investigators determined a 24-year-old man was driving a Lexus sedan on the northbound freeway when, for unknown reasons, he lost control of the car and collided with the median concrete wall, Eurin said.
The driver got out of his car after the crash and was standing in the traffic lanes when a Kia sedan slammed into the broken-down Lexus, which then hit the driver, Eurin said.
After hitting the Lexus, the Kia careened into the lane to the right and hit a Honda sedan.
The Lexus driver was pronounced dead at the scene, Eurin said. His name was withheld pending family notification.
“Alcohol and/or drugs were a suspected factor” in the crash, Eurin said. Authorities declined to say which driver was suspected of DUI.
Jacob Sisneros contributed to this article.
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with additional details.