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# Three-Car Crash Snarls Traffic in Montana Avenue Neighborhood
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/030108-story/
- Published: 2008-03-01T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T23:29:20.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Montana, #archive-import

CRASH COURSE Melody Hanatani An accident involving three cars caused congestion in the north of Montana Avenue neighborhood late Friday morning. According to Santa Monica police, a black Mercedes struck a black Subaru at the corner of Montana and Stanford Street, pushing the German automobile into a brick wall lining a private residence. The accident occurred just moments after the driver of the black Mercedes clipped a white Lexus one block west of Yale Street. The drivers of the three vehicles were transported to local hospitals and there were no reports of fatalities.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 1, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/030108.pdf?ref=smdp.com)