WEST HOLLYWOOD—The driver of a Toyota Prius was killed on Monday, April 27 after his vehicle collided with a parked mobile construction crane in West Hollywood.
At approximately 4:15 a.m., the driver, identified as 21-year-old Brandon Gonzales, was driving eastbound on Sunset Boulevard near the intersection of Sweetzer Avenue when he struck the parked crane.
Gonzales received treatment from responding paramedics and was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He succumbed to his injuries soon after his arrival to the hospital.
Sunset Boulevard was shut-down between Sweetzer Avenue and Olive Street during the clean-up and investigation of the crash site. The exact cause of the crash has not yet been disclosed.