A vehicle involved in a two-car collision struck a house in West Hollywood last night, injuring one of the drivers and damaging the front wall and a window of the home, a sheriff’s sergeant said.
The crash was reported about 8:50 p.m. at or near the intersection of Fountain Avenue and Gardner Street, Sgt. Joseph Morien of the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station said. A car involved in the crash struck the front of a home at 7414 Fountain Avenue, Morien said.
The vehicle damaged the home’s front wall and a window, but did not go completely into the house, the sergeant said.
One of the drivers complained of neck and back pain and was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Morien said. No one was cited or arrested, he said.
Take Fountain Ave?! More like taking the Fountain FWY!
Def need better speed enforcement. I’ve lived near for 15 years – accidents weekly some times, monthly fer sure.
Accidents happen – but to lose control of your vehicle or be forced off of the road and onto a sidewalk the. Into a house… That’s a need for speed – control.
In my opinion, Fountain Ave. is one of the most dangerous streets we have in West Hollywood. It goes from 1 lane during times of low traffic to two lanes during times of high traffic. The signage clearly doesn’t state this anywhere (it is found in the “No Parking” signs on Fountain dissuading people from parking from 7am – 10 am and 4 pm – 7 pm.) People often clip cars that are parked on Fountain and then drive away or try to avoid cars turning left or right by speeding up to past them which is how I’m sure… Read more »
I live on Fountain in that area and there is at least one accident per week. Agree that people treat it like a freeway with high speeds. Never see any cops citing for speeding.
Let’s not be too hasty in blaming the driver. That house should have been wearing brighter clothes. And a helmet, too. Then the driver could have more easily seen and avoided the house, and the house would have been more protected.
Tine and time again I have seen drivers doing 50mph or more on Fountain. At last count there have been at least 3 accidents on Fountain that I know of in the past year.