Did You See This Accident on Owensmouth?

There was  horrific multi-car accident on the 10400 block of Owensmouth Avenue. Did you see it?

Apparently, a delivery car was hit at high speed March 30 by a suspected drunk driver. The impact knocked the delivery driver's white car into two more cars before the suspect's SUV hit a parked vehicle and stopped, a witness told Chatsworth Patch.

Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to pry open the white car and rescue the critically injured delivery driver who was rushed to a hospital for surgery, said the witness, who supplied Chatsworth Patch with photos but asked not to be identified. 

The suspect driver, who had a foot injury, tried to flee, first in his damaged SUV and then on foot. Bystanders stopped him and made him sit on a curb until police arrived, the witness said.

Neighbors have requested a stop sign or speed bumps on this block, and at one point the city placed a stop sign at the intersection of Owensmouth and Hiawatha, the witness said, but weeks later removed it.

Owensmouth Avenue, with a nursing home up the street, has become an alternate to Topanga Canyon Boulevard, with cars zipping along at 40 to 50 mph, the witness said.

Did you see the accident? What kinds of traffic safety measures are needed? Tell us in the comment box below.