Crime & Safety
Update: Pedestrian Killed in Silver Lake ID'd
LAPD Lieutenant Mike Menza says pedestrian fatalities are frequent in the city of Los Angeles.
Updated Sunday: The EastsiderLA reports that an official with the county coroner’s office identified the victim as 24-year-old Ashley Sandau of Canyon Country.
Previously: A 24-year-old woman died Friday night after being struck by a vehicle as she attempted to cross the street.
The incident took place at on the 2800 block of Rowena Ave. at 10:30 p.m., just in front of trendy gastropub , where according to LAPD Lieutenant Mike Menza the victim had frequented prior to the fatal accident.
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"She was walking to her car and got hit," Menza said. "Unfortunately, this is something that we deal with a lot."
The driver of the vehicle was detained and released. According to Menza, it had been determined that no crime had been committed, and visibility may have been the cause.
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Menza said the victim was not in a crosswalk when the incident occured, and also added that pedestrian fatalities are the leading type of traffic fatalities in the city.
