(L.A.) Jessica Bingaman, 41, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2019-03510

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 41-year-old Caucasian female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Jessica Bingaman of Long Beach, California.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Torso Trauma

RIP JESSICA BINGAMAN (August 9, 1977 – May 7, 2019)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 12:54 p.m.

The decedent is survived by a 10-year-old daughter. Bingaman was a single mother who worked as a dog walker. She was killed when her Ford Escape SUV carrying six canines was hit by a stolen van.

Bingaman was driving northbound in a black 2013 Ford Escape on Temple Avenue after stopping at a stop sign on Third Street when her compact crossover SUV was struck by the van, which was heading eastbound on Third Street and failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection. Four other vehicles that were parked along the street were also hit.

It was only in May 2023 that Javier Olivarez Jr. was convicted for the second-degree murder and also found guilty of six counts of animal cruelty. Five of the dogs in the SUV died.

The incident happened at the intersection of Third Street and Temple Avenue. The criminal was driving 71 miles per hour in an area with a 25-mph speed limit. He failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection. A blood test confirmed the presence of methamphetamine and amphetamine in his blood.