SUV accident in West Hollywood under LASD investigation, tragedy

Two SUVs collide at Fountain and Spaulding, one is killed.

According to a press release from LASD, traffic investigators from the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision that occurred near the intersection of Fountain Avenue and Spaulding Avenue in West Hollywood on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at approximately 4:37 p.m.

According to preliminary reports from LASD, two Ford SUVs were involved in the accident. A male driver, who was the sole occupant of a vehicle, was traveling north on Spaulding Avenue. The other vehicle, driven by a male adult with a female passenger, was traveling eastbound on Fountain Avenue. The vehicles collided as they entered the intersection.

The passenger was taken to a nearby hospital where she was later pronounced dead. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, as reported in our previous article, one of the SUVs crashed into a building and two people became trapped in the wreckage of their cars, requiring LAFD to extricate them from the vehicles.

A 30-year-old man involved in the crash was reportedly in serious condition and a 70-year-old man reportedly suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Authorities have not yet determined whether speed, alcohol or drugs were factors in the collision.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact traffic investigators at the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station at (310) 358-4038.