Photograph caption dated October 29, 1986 reads, "Marta Oryshchyn, is very happy to be alive after her Honda was rear-ended and shoved beneath a truck traveling in front of her." A multivehicle collision and an attempted suicide within 20 minutes of each other slowed rush-hour motorists on the northbound San Diego Freeway, bringing traffic to a crawl for at least eight hours. At least 7 people were injured in the massive pileup near Valley Vista Boulevard in Sherman Oaks.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;36 x 29 cm. Photographic prints
Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Traffic accident victims--California--Los Angeles Debris--California--Los Angeles Honda automobile Trucks--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Express highways--California, Southern Interstate 405 (Calif.) Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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