The crash was reported around 7:30 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Responding units found the pedestrian in the roadway with fatal injuries.
Commerce, CA. – A pedestrian was struck and killed Sunday evening in a collision at West Whittier Boulevard and Williamson Avenue in the city of Commerce.
The crash was reported around 7:30 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Responding units found the pedestrian in the roadway with fatal injuries.
Investigators have not yet confirmed whether the involved driver stopped after the collision, and no vehicle description has been released.
The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of family.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash.
Los Angeles County consistently records a high volume of traffic collisions and the state's highest traffic fatality rate, leading to a public safety crisis. In recent years, traffic deaths have generally been on an upward trend, with over 1,000 fatalities occurring countywide in a single year (e.g., 1,059 deaths in 2022). Despite the county's “Vision Zero” initiative, which aims to eliminate traffic fatalities, the city of Los Angeles alone saw 336 deaths in 2023, the highest total in over 20 years, and was on pace for over 300 deaths again in 2024. A particularly troubling aspect of these statistics is the high risk for vulnerable road users; in the city of LA in 2023, 179 of the 336 fatalities were pedestrians, who along with bicyclists comprise the majority of victims. Unsafe speed, impaired driving, and hit-and-run incidents are among the primary collision factors. The evening rush hours (3 PM to 9 PM) are identified as a particularly dangerous period for crashes.
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