(L.A.) Lavona Graham, 62, Died on a Street

Case Number: 2026-06990

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 62-year-old Black female that occurred on a street.

The coroner’s office identified the woman as Lavona Graham.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Trauma

RIP LAVONA GRAHAM (December 5, 1963 – April 30, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made early Thursday morning.

The decedent was hit by a vehicle as she was crossing a street in South L.A.

LAPD responded to Manchester and Vermont avenues at 12:52 a.m.

Witnesses said the vehicle had been traveling west on Manchester Avenue, right by Saint Michael’s Church.

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