Westbound freeway traffic was backed up to Laurel Canyon Boulevard.

The victim in the single-vehicle crash was pronounced dead at the scene as the investigation snarled traffic in Sherman Oaks.

SEAL BEACH, CA — At least one person died in an early morning crash on the Interstate 405 Freeway Tuesday, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash was reported at 5:15 a.m. on the southbound ...