In the early morning hours of December 15, 2024, at approximately 4:45 a.m., a driver accidentally turned onto the Metro tracks at the Flower Street Metro exit near the tunnel in the Expo area. The driver reportedly followed GPS instructions to “turn left” at Jefferson and nearly entered the tunnel.
Metro operations had to halt trains on the side where the car was stuck, though trains continued to run on the opposite side.
The female driver was administered a DUI test at the scene but was ultimately let go. Authorities have attributed the incident to a combination of GPS misdirection and driver inattention.
Metro and LAPD responded to the scene, and no injuries or significant disruptions were reported.