Crime & Safety
OC Coroner IDs Woman Struck, Killed In Ralphs Parking Lot
An 85-year-woman walking through a North Orange County grocery store parking lot was struck and killed Saturday.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA— An 85-year-old woman was struck by a car backing out of a Ralphs parking space, police say. Orange County Deputy Coroner Kelley Keyes identified the victim as Lavonne Perez, a Fountain Valley resident.
At 4:30 p.m. Saturday Fountain Valley Police responded to the grocery store lot at 18400 block of Brookhurst. A Lexus SUV, driven by a 70-year-old Fountain Valley woman, "ran over the victim" as they backed out of a parking space.
Medics rushed Perez to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead, according to Keyes.
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Investigators have called for witnesses of the collision to contact the Fountain Valley Traffic Bureau's hotline: 714-593-4481. Neither alcohol nor drugs played a role in the fatal crash, officers say.
No arrests were reported in the incident.
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