Skip to Content
News

Three Pedestrians Were Hit by Drivers in Arlington Heights on Tuesday, Leaving Two Dead

Of the roughly 260 traffic collision fatalities that have occurred in the city of L.A. as of late October, 138 involved pedestrians being struck by a driver, Crosstown L.A. reported. That’s a 14 percent increase compared to the same time-period last year.

Photo by Lexis-Olivier Ray for L.A. TACO|

A sidewalk near Lincoln Heights

Three pedestrians were struck by drivers in the area of Arlington Heights on Tuesday, according to authorities.

Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department responded at 10 PM Tuesday to the 1500 block of South Arlington Avenue between Pico and Venice boulevards, where they learned a sedan being driven south on Arlington Avenue struck a female pedestrian and then a male pedestrian, a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) spokeswoman told City News Service.

The impact of the collision caused the woman to fall into the path of a second vehicle, which was traveling in the same direction as the sedan and also struck the woman, the LAPD spokeswoman said. Neither driver stopped to render aid.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) paramedics while the man was treated at the scene for his injuries, police said. 

Earlier Tuesday, at around 6:40 in the morning, a 66-year-old woman was fatally struck by a driver at the intersection of Venice Boulevard and 12th Avenue.

Police said the woman was crossing Venice Boulevard in a marked crosswalk when a driver in white a Mazda with California plates drove into her before continuing east on Venice.

Traffic collision fatalities in the city of Los Angeles are on pace to surpass the number of fatalities last year, when a record 314 people were killed in collisions on Los Angeles streets.

Of the roughly 260 traffic collision fatalities that have occurred in the city of L.A. as of late October, 138 involved pedestrians being struck by a driver, Crosstown L.A. reported. That’s a 14 percent increase compared to the same time-period last year.

City News Service contributed to this report.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from L.A. TACO

How News Media is Changing in Southern California: From L.A. Times To Local News

“News is expensive. It's hard to make, it takes time, and I hope I can get more investment in it, because we all know what happens when local news dies.

April 29, 2025

Opinion: Stranding Kilmar Abrego Garcia In El Salvador Is a Symbol of The Decline of the U.S.

Bukele is not resisting the U.S.—he is helping perform political theater alongside Trump. And Abrego Garcia is the prop.

Starting Friday, You Can Finally Get King Taco On L.A.’s Westside

But it may not be exactly what you think, as the chain's lengua-covered nachos and esteemed salsa roja will be living with the likes of Gywneth Paltrow's Goop Kitchen.

April 28, 2025

L.A. Dispensary Owners Say Excessive Permit Fees Are Pushing Them Out Of Legal Market

Speaking in solidarity with social equity licensees, Catalyst Cannabis CEO Elliot Lewis said the Department of Cannabis Regulation has “done nothing to earn the tax money of this industry. The [social equity] program is an abject failure.”

April 25, 2025

Remembering the Whittier Man Who Taught Us to Sip, Not Shoot, Tequila

Everyone laughed when Tomas Estes first preached about tequila having terroir in the 70s, just as much as a French wine. Today, the premium "single estate" tequila this Whittier kid co-founded is one of the best-selling and smoothest in the world.

April 25, 2025
See all posts