[10-04-2022] Los Angeles County, CA – One Woman Killed in Pedestrian Crash Involving Big Rig in Echo Park

Update News:

On Monday, October 10, 2022, it was revealed that the woman who was killed when a big rig drove over her while she slept in a parking lot in Echo Park.

According to the coroner, Natalie Schaffer, 33, died from blunt force trauma.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the collision happened around 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the intersection of Alvarado and Montana streets.

According to the police, the truck driver stayed at the scene and helped them with their investigation.

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Original news:

A big rig driver fatally struck a woman who was lying down in a parking lot in the Echo Park district in the early hours of Tuesday morning, October 4, 2022.

The accident happened around 12:45 a.m. in Von’s parking lot close to the junction of North Alvarado Street and Montana Street.

According to Detective Campos of the Los Angeles Police Department, a commercial truck driver entered the parking lot to make a U-turn.

A woman was lying down in the parking lot for some reason at the time.

According to Campos, she was killed when the truck driver ran over her.

After the incident, the driver was stopped and informed that someone had been run over.

According to Campos, the driver initially believed he had only run over some debris before stopping the truck and calling the police.

Campos further stated that prior to the incident, witnesses at a nearby taco stand noticed something in the parking lot, but they also assumed it was just a pile of debris up until the victim was struck.

The victim was only identified as a female. Her age and identity were unknown.

There was no indication the driver would face any charges in connection with the fatal incident.

Fatal Pedestrian Accident Statistics

A pedestrian who is struck by a car is extremely likely to sustain life-threatening injuries. When a car crashes into a crowd of pedestrians, the pedestrians take the brunt of the damage.

Both the number and severity of pedestrian deaths and injuries have been rising in recent years across the United States. In recent years, there has been an alarming increase in the number of people killed while walking.

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There were 893 pedestrians in California who died, and over 14,000 were injured in 2012.

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Whether or not a pedestrian is in a crosswalk, the driver still has to use caution around them. To the full extent of the law, pedestrians have the right-of-way at intersections. Police will investigate the pedestrian’s crash to see if any rules were broken by the driver.

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