LANCASTER – A woman was hit by a vehicle and killed in the Lancaster area, and an investigation was underway, authorities said Tuesday.
The crash occurred at about 7:40 p.m. Monday at Avenue J and Dale Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
“The preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of a white Honda was traveling westbound on Avenue J while the pedestrian was walking southbound across Avenue J in an unmarked crosswalk,” a sheriff’s department statement said.
The Freedom To Walk Act, also known as AB 2147, was passed on October 1, 2022, by Governor Gavin Newsom. This law makes jaywalking in California legal as of January 1, 2023.
Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured woman.
“At this time, it is unknown if the driver or the pedestrian had the right of away,” the statement said. “It is unknown if alcohol, drugs or speed played a factor in this crash.”
Anyone with information on the case was urged to call traffic investigators at the Lancaster sheriff’s station at 661-948-8466.
City News Service contributed to this report.