A 65-year-old man described by police as homeless was killed early Saturday after a Ford Mustang struck him while he was crossing Sunset Boulevard in a marked crosswalk in Hollywood. The collision happened at 1:27 a.m. at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Highland Avenue, one of the busiest and most dangerous corners in the city.
According to MyNewsLA.com, the Mustang was traveling southbound on Highland Avenue when it struck the man as he crossed Sunset Boulevard. Police say the man was transported to a hospital, where he later died of his injuries. The driver remained at the scene, and the street was closed for hours while investigators worked the crash site, per video footage from the scene cited in the same report.
The intersection sits at the convergence of two heavy traffic corridors. Multiple intersections, including Sunset and Highland, have daily traffic volumes exceeding 100,000 and are especially busy during peak hours, according to Shaffer Law.
A High-Risk Corridor Already Flagged for Cameras
LADOT's High Injury Network covers just 6% of Los Angeles streets but accounts for 70% of severe and fatal pedestrian injuries, according to Hoodline.
The crash risk at this specific corner had already drawn city attention before Saturday's collision. LADOT proposed installing automated speed enforcement cameras near Sunset and Highland in February under California's Assembly Bill 645 pilot program, which allows select cities to deploy the cameras on high-injury corridors, according to reporting from Outpost Estates.
Justia identifies CACI No. 710 as concerning duties under California Vehicle Code Section 21950.
The victim's unhoused status also reflects a broader pattern tracked by public health officials. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported in March that while total deaths among unhoused county residents dropped 10% in 2024 to 2,208, traffic-injury mortality among people experiencing homelessness increased that year.
Citywide, the stakes remain grim. Traffic collisions killed 290 people in Los Angeles in 2025, with more than 150 of those deaths involving pedestrians, per data reported by LAist. Traffic deaths continued to outpace homicides in the city, according to Hoodline.
It remains unknown whether speed or impairment played a role in Saturday's crash, and the exact state of the pedestrian signal at 1:27 a.m. has not been disclosed. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner has not yet released an official identification of the 65-year-old victim.
