Terrifying moment row of cars totaled on LA street — and the shocking police response

Nypost · May 26, 2026 · 435 words · By Daniel Farr

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Add The California Post on GoogleA quiet morning in North Hollywood descended into mayhem after a large truck hauling stacked U-Haul pods struck a massive roadside tree branch, unleashing a chaotic chain reaction that smashed a row of parked cars and left…

Common ground

The Los Angeles Police Department told The California Post the incident happened Saturday around 10:30 a.m.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What new context would change how readers understand this Traffic Accident story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that the commercial truck became tangled in low-hanging branches near the Starbucks and Raising Cane’s at Lankershim Boulevard and La Maida?
How does this story connect Traffic Accident with Police response over the next few days?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the commercial truck became tangled in low-hanging branches near the Starbucks and Raising Cane’s at Lankershim Boulevard and La Maida”

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Two separate web search results confirm the truck became tangled in branches near the Starbucks and Raising Cane's at the intersection of Lankershim Boulevard and La Maida.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lankershim Boulevard around Magnolia Boulevard was the heart of the town of Lankershim/North Hollywood and until the mid-1950s boasted the largest concentration of retail stores, banks, restaurants, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lankershim_Boulevard

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web search NEUTRAL — According to witnesses, the commercial truck became tangled in low-hanging branches near the Starbucks and Raising Cane’s at Lankershim Boulevard and La Maida before continuing eastbound with the mass…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/26/us-news/cars-damaged-in-north-…

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web search NEUTRAL — It happened on Sunday at around 10:30 a.m. near Lankershim Boulevard and La Maida Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers were called to the area after learning of an traffic …
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/north-hollywood-u-ha…

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Claim 2: “Authorities confirmed no injuries were reported and no arrests were made.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated search results about different arrests and legal doctrines. No evidence was found in the provided text confirming the lack of injuries or arrests for this specific U-Haul incident.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2026 · The incident occurred in Mehus village when Kumar was stopped, abused, and later beaten with a lathi by Praveen Chandra Diwakar, the Mehus ...
https://www.facebook.com/ssbcnews/posts/police-confirm-the-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — The common-law rule permitting searches of the person of an arrestee as an incident to the arrest has occasioned little controversy in the Court.
https://law.justia.com/constitution/us/amendment-04/15-searc…

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web search NEUTRAL — The common-law rule permitting searches of the person of an arrestee as an incident to the arrest has occasioned little controversy in the Court.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-4/s…

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Claim 3: “The Los Angeles Police Department told The California Post the incident happened Saturday around 10:30 a.m. on La Maida Street.”

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Web search results confirm the incident occurred on La Maida Street in North Hollywood. While one source mentions 'Sunday' and the claim says 'Saturday', multiple sources agree on the location and general timing (10:30 a.m.).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Andrew Jerome Samberg (born August 18, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, rapper, writer and producer. He is a member of the comedy music group the Lonely Island, along with childhood friends…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Samberg

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anjelica Huston is an American actress, director and model with an extensive career in film and television. She has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Anjelica_Huston_perfor…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Watling Street is a historic route in England, running from Dover and London in the southeast, via St Albans to Wroxeter. The road crosses the River Thames at London and was used in Classical Antiqui…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watling_Street

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Claim 4: “Police said the truck struck 12 parked cars.”

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Multiple independent sources specify that 12 (or a dozen) parked cars were damaged.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Twelve or 12 may refer to: 12 (number), the natural number following 11 and preceding 13 December, the twelfth and final month of the year Dozen, a group of twelve.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 12.12: The Day (Korean: 서울의 봄; RR: Seourui bom; lit. Seoul's Spring) is a 2023 South Korean historical drama film directed by Kim Sung-su, starring Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min, Park Ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12.12:_The_Day

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve

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Claim 5: “Officers responded and found the truck had struck a large branch that ripped off and became lodged between the truck and trailer.”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that a tree branch became lodged between the truck and the trailer.

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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago ... Twelve parked cars were damaged by a U-Haul truck after it struck a tree which became lodged between its body and trailer in North Hollywood ...
https://www.facebook.com/fox26houston/videos/twelve-parked-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago ... LAPD says when the driver hit a tree on Alameda Street, that big old branch became lodged between the truck and trailer, but they say the driver ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY5Ph4bgoJD/

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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago ... ... after the branch became stuck between the truck and trailer. A U ... Get the cars off the street...its a car sweeper. ..so fake..I dont ...
https://www.facebook.com/Fox32Chicago/videos/a-u-haul-truck-…

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Claim 6: “a large truck hauling stacked U-Haul pods struck a massive roadside tree branch, unleashing a chaotic chain reaction that smashed a row of parked cars”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm a U-Haul truck struck a tree branch which then damaged parked cars along La Maida Street.

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web search NEUTRAL — Truck is used in American English; the British English equivalent is lorry. The first known usage of "truck" was in 1611 when it referred to the small strong wheels on ships' cannon carriages, and com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck

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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago · It shows a U-Haul truck there smashing cars with a giant broken tree limb that got lodged in the chassis of the truck. This video taken along La ...
https://www.facebook.com/abc7news/posts/shocking-video-shows…

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · U-Haul driver apologizes after giant branch shreds parked cars along La Maida Street. Image Credit: CBS News Los Angeles/YouTube.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/why-didnt-she-stop-wi…

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