According to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner, Gutierrez was hit by a car around 2:15 a.m. on November 11 on the freeway near the Orange (57) Freeway.
Diamond Bar, CA – 52-year-old Ana Gutierrez has been identified as the pedestrian who died after being struck by a vehicle early Wednesday morning on the Pomona (60) Freeway in Diamond Bar.
According to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner, Gutierrez was hit by a car around 2:15 a.m. on November 11 on the freeway near the Orange (57) Freeway.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Gutierrez was hit by a red Kia, suffering fatal injuries.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene after failed resuscitation.
Initial reports indicated the vehicle had hit a rock along the freeway, but first responders discovered the car had struck Gutierrez.
Investigators closed all eastbound lanes of the 60 Freeway and the transition road from the freeway to the Orange Freeway. The closure was later reduced to a single main lane of the 60 Freeway.
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Diamond Bar, CA – A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle on the eastbound Pomona (60) Freeway in Diamond Bar early Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP officers responded to the collision at approximately 2:15 a.m. near the Orange (57) Freeway.
A red Kia was initially believed to have struck a rock on the freeway, but officers arriving at the scene discovered that the vehicle had hit a pedestrian.
Officers began administering CPR to the pedestrian, but the victim was later pronounced dead at the scene. The person’s identity has not been released.
All eastbound lanes were closed as officers secured the scene with flares and issued an indefinite Sigalert.
The deadly crash remains under investigation.