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Man struck and killed while walking on the northbound I-405 freeway in Los Angeles.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:23am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Body Found on 405 Freeway in Sepulveda Pass ID'd

A preliminary invesigation indicated that a motorist was struck and killed after exiting a disabled vehicle Wednesday morning on the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass.

405 North accident: Pedestrian killed; lanes closed.

A pedestrian was struck and killed on the northbound 405 Freeway at Getty Center Drive early Wednesday morning.

A pedestrian was struck and killed on the northbound 405 Freeway at Getty Center Drive early Wednesday morning.

The incident was reported at 5:38 a.m. The male victim, later identified as Scott Belkin, 52, was declared dead at the scene.

Only one lane is open at this time due to the investigation. Traffic was backed up past Wilshire Boulevard.

It was unclear why the man was walking on the freeway. No further information was immediately available.

Type: Pedestrian Accident
People Involved: 
Scott Belkin
Roadway: 
I-405 northbound
City: 
Los Angeles, CA
County: 
Los Angeles County, CA
Area: 
Los Angeles, CA

Comments

Submitted by Friend of Scott on Mon, 07/28/2014 - 2:42pm
I am so sorry to hear of Scott's accident. Does anyone know where he is buried, so that friends can go pay their respects to him?

Submitted by fabrandt on Fri, 04/11/2014 - 11:29am
Dear Pinkasphalt, I to question this assumption. Having had direct experience with this family, and having known Scott since a boy, and having none of my questions answered, but ignored, I think something is amiss. Without a suicide note, how can this be assumed. Scott was one of the sweetest people I ever met. Please contact me, and let me know the details....

Submitted by erichens on Mon, 07/21/2014 - 7:40pm
I had known scott for quite a while since his days in C.C. I am deeply saddened by this news. I found scott to be a kind and caring person,

Submitted by pinkasphalt on Sat, 03/15/2014 - 11:19pm
I wish it known, as I have no other way to contact other friends of the deceased Scott Belkin, that, despite what Scott's estranged family contends, I do not believe Scott took his own life by walking on the freeway. As a close friend of his for more than a decade, I will never believe that he took his life. That he estranged himself from his family from his life years ago is unfortunate in the annals of family relations, but to promulgate the idea that he killed himself due to mental imbalance is to dishonor his memory.

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