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   LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Los Angeles Public Works contractor with   
   the Bureau of Street Lighting was hit by a suspected drunk   
   driver near the Sepulveda Boulevard tunnel to LAX Thursday. The   
   incident caused major traffic delays.   
      
   The victim, a Best Electric employee, was working on a street   
   lighting rehabilitation project when he was struck around 5 a.m.   
      
   He was transported to UCLA Medical Center in critical condition.   
   Officials say he suffered multiple injuries including broken   
   bones but has since improved to stable condition and is expected   
   to survive.   
      
   The condition of the suspected drunk driver was not immediately   
   known.   
      
   The westbound 105 Freeway exit at Sepulveda Boulevard was closed   
   following the crash.   
      
   One lane of traffic remains open in the northbound and   
   southbound lanes of Sepulveda Boulevard between Century   
   Boulevard and Imperial Highway.   
      
   Drivers were urged to take the 405 Freeway to Century Boulevard   
   or exit Nash Street off the 105 Freeway.   
      
   Some travelers were seen approaching the airport on foot with   
   their baggage in tow.   
      
   CORRECTION: It was initally reported that the victim was a   
   Caltrans worker. Eyewitness News has since learned the victim is   
   a Los Angeles Public Works contractor with the Bureau of Street   
   Lighting.   
      
   http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles   
   &id=9316853   
      
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