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1 dead in wrong-way crash on 405 Freeway in Hawthorne
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The Brief A wrong-way driver traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the 405 Freeway in Hawthorne caused a multi-vehicle crash early Tuesday, killing one person.
The California Highway Patrol reported the black sedan reached speeds of 80 mph near Imperial Highway just a minute before the collision occurred south of Rosecrans Avenue.
The crash caused one vehicle to catch fire and forced an hours-long full closure of the northbound lanes before all lanes reopened around 5:20 a.m.A fatal wrong-way collision on the northbound 405 Freeway in Hawthorne left one person dead and forced an hours-long freeway closure early Tuesday morning.
What we don't know:Officials have not released the identities of the victim or the driver of the wrong-way vehicle.
It's unclear which vehicle the victim was traveling in or whether anyone else was injured.