3 Car Accidents Shut Down Santa Monica Blvd. In 'Eventful' Day

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Beverly Hills Police had a busy Wednesday morning.

In short succession, three different accidents resulted in flipped cars, flooding, broken gates, and stalled traffic.

The first happened at around 5:45 a.m. on Sunset Boulevard, when a white BMW flipped over on Sunset Boulevard, according to Sergeant Andrew Myers. Myers said that there were no injuries or arrests.

Myers said that just a little while later, a gray rental Lexus crashed into a chain link fence off of eastbound Santa Monica Boulevard just went of North Doheny Drive. As photos in a Facebook post show, the crash brought the gate down. The driver was reported fleeing the car on a motorized scooter, and has still not been located. Myers said that the car was towed away, and an investigation to find the driver is ongoing.

A little while later, a gray BMW traveling east on Sunset collided with another vehicle. The BMW spun out and hit a fire hydrant, causing the fire hydrant to flood the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Bedford Drive. Myers said that the two drivers exchanged information and no injuries were reported, but the water department was called to stop the hydrant.

Myers estimated that a total of nine officers from the BHPD and the LAPD West Traffic Divison were called to respond to the three separate events that marked one of their busiest mornings since the start of the COVID pandemic.

Myers added that portions of Santa Monica Boulevard were briefly shut down.