Authorities ID Driver Killed In Crash On Offramp From 405 Freeway

VENICE, CA — Authorities Friday identified a driver who was killed when his car crashed on an offramp from the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway in West Los Angeles.

The crash occurred about 4:50 a.m. Monday at the Venice Boulevard offramp, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Elson Salgado, 22, of Los Angeles died at scene, according to the coroner's office. A 20-year-old Los Angeles woman riding in the 2008 Audi A4 was taken to a hospital for treatment of major injuries, the CHP reported.

"The Audi was traveling at a high rate of speed and (the driver) was unable to negotiate the curve of the offramp," according to a CHP statement.

- City News Service and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.

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