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Motorcyclist killed on 405 Freeway in Van Nuys

By Corina Knoll

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A motorcyclist was killed Monday after a collision with at least one vehicle on the 405 Freeway in Van Nuys, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

The victim, described as an adult male, was southbound about 8:05 a.m. when he crashed near Sherman Way, Officer Ed Jacobs said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It was unclear if he collided with more than one vehicle.

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A SigAlert was issued and three lanes were closed as authorities investigated.

No other information was given.

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-- Corina Knoll

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Corina Knoll

Corina Knoll is a former reporter for the Metro section of the Los Angeles Times. She was on the team that investigated corruption in Bell — which led to the paper’s 2011 Pulitzer Prize for public service — and went on to cover the trials of the city’s former officials. She later contributed to the paper’s coverage of the San Bernardino terror attack that won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news. As a regional reporter, she wrote features about the San Gabriel Valley and the Westside. During her courts beat, she covered high-profile criminal cases and civil disputes, including the Jackson family vs AEG and Bryan Stow vs LA Dodgers. She and two colleagues investigated sheriff’s deputies whose histories of misconduct landed them on the department’s top-secret Brady list. She left The Times in January 2019. Raised in the Midwest, she is a graduate of Macalester College.

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