The preliminary investigation revealed the Tesla collided with a raised concrete curb at the end of the Lakewood Boulevard on-ramp. The Tesla then traveled onto the right shoulder, where it struck a stopped, unoccupied 2011 Chevrolet, the CHP reported.
The collision with the Chevrolet tore the right rear passenger door off the Tesla, causing Blankenfeld to be ejected onto the number five southbound lane, where she was struck by a 2008 BMW driven by a 54-year-old Long Beach woman, according to the CHP.
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