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Waymo Vehicle Crashes into Parked Cars in Echo Park

1/28/2026

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A Waymo vehicle crashed into parked cars in Echo Park, Los Angeles, on Jan 27, 2026, at 11 a.m.
Video shows the manually driven car speeding downhill and sideswiping vehicles.
Jorge Donantonio said an "autonomous specialist" was driving the car, with no passengers.
His mother and brother were outside and unharmed.
Donantonio noted Dodger Stadium traffic and prior Waymo crashes.

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Story summary

A Waymo vehicle crashed into parked cars in Echo Park, Los Angeles, on Jan 27, 2026, at 11 a.m.
Video shows the manually driven car speeding downhill and sideswiping vehicles.
Jorge Donantonio said an "autonomous specialist" was driving the car, with no passengers.
His mother and brother were outside and unharmed.
Donantonio noted Dodger Stadium traffic and prior Waymo crashes.