Newport Beach man struck and killed on South LA freeway; woman killed later in downtown LA

LOS ANGELES — A Newport Beach man was struck by at least one vehicle and killed Saturday while running in the Express Lanes of the Harbor (110) Freeway in South Los Angeles, authorities said.

The report of “a man down” came at 2:45 a.m. on the southbound Harbor Freeway at Martin Luther King Boulevard, California Highway Patrol Officer Stephan Brandt said.

Investigators were working to determine how the man got into the HOV lanes since there was no indication of a car nearby, Brandt said.

The man was identified as Matthew Olson, 18, coroner’s Investigator Kristy McCracken said.

A Sigalert was issued at 3 a.m. shutting down the HOV, 1, 2 and 3 lanes, he said.

It was canceled at 6:55 a.m.

In a grim coincidence, a female pedestrian was struck and killed by vehicles on the northbound 110 Freeway about two-and-a-half hours later, near Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles. She was believed to be in her 30s.