Skip to main content

Image / Massive pileup, suicide attempt bring freeway to a standstill

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Massive pileup, suicide attempt bring freeway to a standstill
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Creator
Ruebsamen, James
Date Created and/or Issued
1986
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
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.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;36 x 29 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00094990
Herald Examiner Collection
HE_b004_f3_i67
CARL0005054422
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/33025
Subject
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

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: