[02-22-2025] Los Angeles County, CA – Woman Killed by Street Racing Dodge Charger on Normandie Avenue in South LA

A woman was killed after being struck by a Dodge Charger involved in a street race on Normandie Avenue in South Los Angeles on Saturday night, February 22, 2025.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the incident occurred at approximately 10:00 p.m. near the intersection of 66th Street and Normandie Avenue.

The woman was crossing the street in an unmarked crosswalk when she was hit by a gray Dodge Charger that was racing a dark-colored Chevrolet Tahoe southbound on Normandie Avenue.

Paramedics rushed the woman to a hospital, where she later died from her injuries. Both the Dodge Charger and the Chevrolet Tahoe fled the scene after the collision.

Authorities are actively investigating the incident and are seeking public assistance.

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Everyone is a pedestrian at some point, whether you drive your vehicle or not. Injuries and fatalities related to pedestrian accidents remain incredibly high, especially in the state of California. According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, pedestrian fatalities in the state increased from 1,013 in 2020 to 1,108 in 2021, a 9.4% jump in just one year.

Five California metropolitan areas are also included in Smart Growth America’s list of the twenty most dangerous cities for pedestrians. There were between 3 and 4 pedestrian deaths per 1,000 people in these areas between 2018 and 2022, according to the report.

On the national level, there were 7,522 pedestrian deaths in 2022, as well as more than 67,000 pedestrian injuries nationwide, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.