LOS ANGELES — A 300-pound bear was struck and killed Monday morning on the 210 Freeway in Irwindale, authorities said.
The crash happened around 4:15 a.m. on the westbound connector road to the southbound 605 Freeway, when an SUV hit the bear, California Highway Patrol Officer Ramon Kendricks said.
The CHP told KTLA-TV that several cars swerved to avoid hitting the bear.
