Trina Newman-Townsend, 62, killed in hit-and-run pedestrian collision at 88th Street and South Broadway in South Los Angeles, California
Driver fatally strikes community activist, flees scene in South Los Angeles
Friends and family members identified the victim as Trina Newman, a retired minister, mother and grandmother who was active in the community and helped raise six foster children.
$50k reward offered for info on hit-and-run driver that killed South LA woman over weekend
As they search for the driver of the blue, mid-sized sedan that left her lying in the street, authorities are now offering a $50,000 reward in hopes of receiving information that could lead to the identification and arrest of the suspect.
Vigil held for foster mother killed by hit-and-run driver; reward offered
There were calls for justice in South Los Angeles Thursday during at a vigil for a pastor and foster mother to 10 kids who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Christmas Eve.
Memorial honors South LA foster mother killed in hit-and-run while dropping off toys at shelter
The 62-year-old mother and grandmother was raising two biological children and six foster children.
Arrest made in hit-and-run that left South LA pastor dead on Christmas Eve
Carlos Mayor, 55, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of being the driver who struck 62-year-old Trina Newman-Townsend at around 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 24, as she was leaving a women's shelter she had just dropped holiday gifts at.
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When someone is seriously injured in a pedestrian accident, the first days and weeks are spent getting medical treatment and dealing with the new reality of injuries, pain, lost work, and disruption to normal life. When someone dies in a collision with a vehicle, family members are forced to deal with grief, anger, and loss as they struggle to move forward.
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