Crash on Western Ave at 39TH St, Los Angeles, California

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Injury crash2 vehicles
Report number
25158018-001

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
Western Ave at 39TH St
City, county
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
Collision type
Head-On
Motor vehicle involved with
Motor Vehicle on Other Roadway
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2003 Mercedes ML 350

Black Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Xing Into Opposing Lane
  • Driver, male, 67Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2006 Scion XA

Silver Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, female, 54Restraint: Occupant Unknown. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, 67Restraint: Occupant Unknown. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
21651(B)as recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

178 crashes recorded on Western Ave in Los Angeles in the last 12 months, 113 with injuries.

All Los Angeles crashes, August 2025

About this record

Source
CHP CCRS
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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