Crash on US-101 N/B (Santa Ana Freeway) at Main St., Los Angeles, California

Monday, April 20, 2026 at 5:35 AM

Property damage only3 vehicles

Reporting agency: CHP Central Los Angeles Area
Report number: 9590-2026-02177

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

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Where and when

Location: US-101 N/B (Santa Ana Freeway) at Main St.
City, county: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
Collision type: Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with: Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit: 55 mph
Primary collision factor cited: No
Weather: Clear
Light: Dusk-Dawn
Road surface: No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run: No
People involved: 4
Injured: 0
Killed: 0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 1998 Honda Civic

Green Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel: North
Maneuver: Proceeding Straight

Driver, female, 33Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
Not injured
Passenger, male, 39Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
Not injured

Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2019 Toyota Corolla

Tan Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel: North
Maneuver: Slowing/Stopping

Driver, male, 33Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
Not injured

Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2003 Toyota Tacoma

Black Pickups and Panels

Direction of travel: North
Maneuver: Proceeding Straight

Driver, male, 40Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited: VC 22350 UNSAFE SPEED:PREVAIL CONDas recorded on the report
Unit 1 contributing factor: UNINVOLVED VEHICLEas 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

107 crashes recorded on US-101 N/B (Santa Ana Freeway) in Los Angeles in the last 12 months, 21 with injuries.

May 20, 2026, US-101 N/B (Santa Ana Freeway) at 1st St.2 vehiclesProperty damage only
May 20, 2026, US-101 N/B (Hollywood Freeway) at I-110 (Harbor Freeeway)2 vehiclesProperty damage only
May 19, 2026, S/B I-110 (Harbor Freeway) at 1st Street2 vehiclesProperty damage only
May 19, 2026, 4TH Street (200 E Block) at Los Angeles Street (400 S Block)2 vehiclesProperty damage only
May 19, 2026, US-101 N/B (Santa Ana Freeway) at I-10 E/B (San Bernardino Freeway)1 vehicleProperty damage only

All Los Angeles crashes, April 2026

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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