An onramp to the 210 Freeway in La Verne was temporarily closed Monday morning after a bear wandered onto the freeway and was struck by a vehicle and injured. Bear struck near Fruit Street in La VerneIt was about 7:40 a.m. when La Verne police officers spotted the bear walking along Bowdoin Street, authorities said. While walking on the freeway, the animal was struck by a vehicle near the Fruit Street exit, La Verne police said in a statement. The injured bear then scurried off the freeway, where it lay down in bushes near the Fruit Street onramp to the westbound freeway, officials said. https://twitter.com/NBCLA/status/864163752400257024Freeway ramp closed; bear tranquilizedThe California Highway Patrol temporarily closed the Fruit Street onramp to the westbound 210 Freeway while the bear hid in the bushes.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 15, 2017 19:29 UTC