LOS ANGELES – A woman who appeared to be passed out in a roadway near the Ballona Freshwater Marsh and was struck and killed was identified Tuesday.
Joana Soto Diaz, 28, was identified as the victim by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.
The crash occurred at about 8 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Jefferson and Lincoln boulevards, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center.
The vehicle was traveling westbound on Jefferson Boulevard when the crash occurred, he said.
Diaz was pronounced dead at the scene, the officer said. The driver remained at the scene.