LOS ANGELES – Authorities Thursday identified a 24-year-old woman who was hit by a car and killed on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in the south Los Angeles area.
The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office identified Fatima Mirely Castillo Perez as the pedestrian killed in the collision.
California Highway Patrol officers responded at 11:46 p.m. Tuesday to the westbound freeway west of Hoover Street, where they found Castillo lying near the center divider, according to the CHP.
Castillo died at the scene of multiple traumatic injuries, according to the coroner’s office.
The motorist remained at the location and was interviewed by officers, the CHP reported. Westbound lanes were closed for about three hours while an investigation was conducted.
