(L.A.) Maria Muñoz, 43, Died on a Street

Case Number: 2024-00939

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 43-year-old Hispanic female that occurred on a street.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Maria Muñoz.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Force Injuries

RIP MARIA MUÑOZ (October 4, 1980 – January 14, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made late Sunday night.

The decedent was fatally injured in a hit-and-run collision, which also critically injured a man as the pair crossed a street in South Los Angeles.

According to the LAPD, the victims were walking in a marked crosswalk westbound 94th Street at Vermont Avenue when they were struck by a silver 2023 Kia Sorento, traveling northbound Vermont Avenue. The driver failed to stop and render aid after striking the pedestrians and later abandoned the vehicle near the intersection of Vermont Avenue and 90th Street, fleeing on foot to an unknown location.