Norwalk resident became a viral chronicler of a dangerous intersection where the 105 abruptly ends

Oswald Ponce lives very close to a notorious intersection in Norwalk where the 105 Freeway abruptly ends.

The 27-year-old computer science student has lived near Studebaker Road at the 105 terminus for more than a decade and seen crashes all the time at the T-intersection.

“It’s pretty crazy to see it get crashed into very often, and you start making a mental note about it,” he told The Times on Wednesday. In March 2024, he told himself: “This happens way too much. It has to be documented.”

He started an account on Instagram called “105exitcrashes” — his first time regularly making content. Things took off in August 2025 when he uploaded a video of himself driving off the exit.

“There’s like a million different signs that the freeway ends,” he said Wednesday: flashing lights, signs, rumble strips. His video was viewed millions of times.

Commenters and neighbors have told him that crashes have happened there since the 1990s. These devotees keep him updated if he misses one.

Ponce added a whiteboard at the intersection keeping count of how many days had passed since the previous crash. People vandalized and stole Ponce’s whiteboards, adding a dimension of drama to the tracker.

There’s an oft-damaged building at the troubled intersection. From the street, it looks like a two-story fortress under construction, guarded by a crash-damaged chain link fence and a row of yellow-orange Caltrans barricades. “It’s been vacant for years,” he said.

Cars exit at the eastbound offramp at the end of the 105 Freeway in Norwalk.

(Gary Coronado/For The Times)

Lauren Wonder, a Caltrans spokesperson, told The Times that it was a medical office a few years ago. L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn said in 2024 that there were so many collisions, the office was forced to close.

That year, Hahn flagged the intersection to Caltrans seeking a fix. The Norwalk intersection had 12 severe crashes in 2023 alone, including two fatalities, Hahn wrote in her 2024 statement.

“The way the 105 Freeway ends is dangerous, and the intersection has become a crash-magnet,” she said. “Too many people have been injured or killed because of this badly designed freeway.”

Caltrans told ABC7 Eyewitness News that it had made substantial changes — many of which, such as the rumble strips and flashing lights, are visible in Ponce’s viral video — and will continue to work on the intersection.

A commercial office building at the intersection where the 105 Freeway ends.

(Gary Coronado/For The Times)

If the intersection were made safer, the account would have to pivot, Ponce said. Followers have been suggesting spots in their own cities where crashes are frequent and they believe the problem should be spotlighted.

As of Thursday, 107 days had passed since the last crash at the Norwalk intersection. When the next one happens, Ponce says he’ll be there.