(L.A.) Zaylah Pulliam, 4, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2024-04909

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 4-year-old Black female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the child as Zaylah Pulliam.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Force Trauma

RIP ZAYLAH PULLIAM (July 20, 2019 – March 22, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 7:41 p.m.

The girl was fatally injured by a pickup truck in Long Beach.

Authorities said the vehicle was going eastbound on 55th Way, just west of Paramount Boulevard, when it hit the girl, who was crossing 55th Way just outside a crosswalk.

The driver behind the wheel of the 2020 Ford F-150, a 25-year-old man from Downey, stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators.

Police do not believe speed, distracted driving or impaired driving were factors in the crash.