ENCINO, CA – A woman was killed and five people were injured following a wrong-way crash on the 101 Freeway in Encino on Thursday night, CBS LA reports.
The crash occurred near the 405 interchange around 7:10 p.m. A white Lincoln Navigator crashed head-on into a big-rig truck as it drove north in a southbound lane near Haskell Avenue.
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When officers arrived, the 31-year-old driver of the Lincoln assaulted them and forced them to use a stun-gun as they placed him under arrest.
A woman in her twenties who was a passenger in the Lincoln died at the scene. Five others were taken to a local hospital.
The 56-year-old big-rig driver escaped serious injury.
Police are continuing to investigate the crash. It is unclear whether drugs or alcohol played a role.
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