West Hollywood Man Suffers Major Injuries in Fatal Crash

By City News Service

A West Hollywood man suffered major injuries Saturday after a multi-vehicle crash on the westbound Ventura Freeway that killed one man.

The coroner's office Sunday released the name of the man killed when he got out of his crashed Toyota on the westbound Ventura (134) Freeway in Glendale and was hit by a car.

The deceased motorist was Ajene Mohr, 42, of North Hollywood, coroner's Investigator Kristy McCracken said.

Mohr was killed in the crash near Pacific Avenue just before 12:30 a.m. Saturday, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

A 2001 silver Honda CR-V, driven by the 50-year-old West Hollywood man, broke down in the left lane, where his car was rear-ended by a 2005 Toyota Solara driven by a the man now identified as Mohr, CHP Officer Patrick Kimball said.

The Honda driver suffered major injuries and his car sustained major rear damage. But the Solara's driver got out of his crashed car and was apparently in the carpool lane when he was hit by a 2011 Lexus, driven by a 20-year-old Van Nuys man, and thrown over the center divider into the eastbound HOV lane, Kimball said.

That is when a fourth vehicle also struck the motorist now identified as Mohr, who was pronounced dead at the scene, Kimball said. That vehicle fled the scene and has not been located, he said.