There's no emergency lane on the 110 freeway... that is the main problem. I cannot even express how this tragedy has affected me, even though I only read about it. It is so sad and my heart goes out to the mother, the family and the valiant residents that tried to help. I also think that baby seats should have a small tool to cut off the seat straps somewhere (obviously out of the reach of the baby). Incidentally I also think cars should have such a tool by the cup holder for adult seat belts.

Poor child was trapped in the car seat. Those are death traps.
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my tears are running down my face I am so sorry there have been so many lifes lost on this fwy many frinends have died there.

Would a slower speed limit help? I only drive on the 110 occasionally, but when I do there seems to be cars that are going much to fast for the curving lane conditions.

The speed limit on the 110 north of downtown is 55mph for good reason...it is winding with little straightaway. I avoid it because too many drivers go 65+mph even in the third (merging) lane. Slow down and save lives. RIP sweet princess.

I can't stand this kind of reporting. They don't report what make of car this is. I haven't seen a Pinto in a long time. What a huge fight we had getting that one fixed. We should know what make it is, or an explanation of how it would catch fire from being smacked.

I avoid the 110 as much as possible. The majority of traffic flows well beyond 55 mph, the exits & on-ramps leave little room for slowing down adequately or speeding up to go with the flow of traffic. I feel on an adrenaline rush throughout the whole run because my body goes on high alert around the bends and curves. That stretch of the 110 is as close to a race track as I imagine one to be. I recognize it's place in history, but I believe authorities should look into making physical changes to the fwy itself.

Problem is there are no real statistics on how many lives were saved and were lost by using seatbelts. And, there is a another message besides that and that is freedom of choose. Government should not be there to save us from ourselves.

My 21 yr. old son was on the scene of this horrific tragedy. He stopped to help break the windows but the car became engulfed & he & all of the others had to stand by helplessly while a small baby girl died. I am disgusted that so dangerous a freeway is in Los Angeles, of all places. This baby died simply because there is no emergency lane. Not one improvement has been made on a freeway that is too narrow for the Los Angeles traffic flow. I can't imagine what Leianna's mother is suffering. My son was 5 ft. away from this tragic loss of an innocent life. Maybe the Historical Society should speak to him before fighting improvements & changes that must be made. I hope that others out there will join me in demanding that local officials take action & let's bring media attention to this problem.

Hi Susan: There are decades of research proving without a shadow of a doubt that seat belts save lives. Here's just some of the data: http://www.nhtsa.gov/Driving+Safety/Occupant+Protection ... The issue isn't just freedom of choice. It's the cost to society of allowing people to die or suffer horrible debilitating and expensive injuries when there is a simple preventative measure that benefits all of us. Your choice to get yourself killed does not mean you can impose the cost of caring for your family and survivors on the rest of us.

This little girl was adorable, fun, loving. I was honored to say I knew this angel and I'm heartbroken. I loved her very much and i only hope i can be their for my friend as she deals with this horrific loss.

Perhaps, because of the short on ramps and no emergency lane, this should be de-clasified as a freeway by Caltrans. This would allow slower speeds by merely being a roadway, even with traffic signals to create traffic breaks and allow safe ingress onto the roadway.

I drive this freeway a lot to get to LA. People drive way too fast on it, like their own personal speedway. But something that drives me crazy is this freeway already had plenty of blind turns, and they just 'upgraded' it by putting in center dividers. These dividers get higher on turns to try and prevent someone that is out of control from going over to the other side. Instead it creates a blind turn. So if traffic is completely stopped, you have no idea. The so-called improvements were a horrible idea and made this already dangerous freeway worse.

@Jeff
That is a great idea! I especially like the idea of allowing safe ingress.

wasn't this rear ending on the straight away and isn't it the fault of the one that is not slowing down NOT to hit the driver in front of them?

You are correct. The person that rear ended them was at fault. And, they probly do not have enough coverage on their auto insurance to cover a such a tragic accident like this. Hint, hint, make sure you have enough insurance. Raise the liability coverage. Accidents can and do happen.