Shareable California route crash briefs

Buffer reported California Highway Patrol collision records within 85 meters of any origin-to-destination route across California. Each brief combines mappable crash concentrations, corridor elevation grade, current weather visibility, and explicit coverage caveats in a single shareable link.

Source: CHP California Crash Reporting System (CCRS)Window: 2024-01-01 to 2026-06-30Counts are unadjusted for traffic volume

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Route distance and travel time

15.6 mi · 29 min

Downtown Los Angeles, CA to Santa Monica Civic Center, CA

Reported crashes within 85 m

412

26.4 crashes per mile (unadjusted for AADT)

Fatal and injury collisions

6 fatal · 184 injury

6 killed, 261 injured in 2024-01-01 to 2026-06-30

Grade and live corridor weather

2.8% max grade

Clear coastal corridor conditions · 68 F · 10 mi vis

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Mile 0.0 / 14.7 mi243 deg (WSW)· 286 ft (+0.0% grade)

0.0 mi14.7 mi

Corridor pathFatal crashInjury crashPDO crash(2024-01-01 to 2026-06-30; click any point for Street View)

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Corridor elevation and grade profile

+142 ft / -339 ft

Sustained grades above 5% increase heavy-vehicle braking distance and downhill speed variance.

Astronomical solar glare sightlineHigh glare · 65% of route

64.8% of this corridor (10.1 mi) aligns within 22 deg of the low-horizon sun during PM commute (5:15 PM PT).

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Reported crashes by hour of day

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Identifies whether corridor collisions cluster during commuter congestion or lower-volume nighttime hours.

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Highest-concentration crossings along this route

Ranked by reported collisions within 85 meters of the corridor polyline during 2024-01-01 to 2026-06-30.

Mile	Officer-recorded crossing	Reported crashes	Fatal or injury
3.1 mi	I-10 & VERMONT AVE	34	16
6.2 mi	I-10 & LA BREA AVE	29	14
12.7 mi	I-10 & BUNDY DR	24	11

Methodology and record-coverage limitations

Unmapped surrounding records: Within this corridor's bounding box, 39 additional reported crashes lacked latitude/longitude coordinates and could not be tested against the 85 m route buffer.
Traffic exposure denominator: Corridor crash density (26.4 crashes/mi) reflects historical collision counts and is not normalized by daily vehicle-miles traveled (VMT). High-volume urban freeways naturally record higher raw counts than rural two-lane highways.
Transient routing geometry: Route polylines, elevation samples, and live weather observations are computed ephemerally per request and are never stored as permanent crash-record attributes.

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Evidence for Zero. "California Route Crash Brief: Downtown Los Angeles, CA to Santa Monica Civic Center, CA." Updated 2026-06-30. https://crashes.meruai.co/routes. Analysis of California Crash Reporting System public records.

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