Trina Newman-Townsend, 62, killed in hit-and-run pedestrian collision at 88th Street and South Broadway in South Los Angeles, California

Modified Date: 
Fri, 01/06/2023 - 8:12am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, December 24, 2022

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. 

Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Trina Newman-Townsend
Carlos Mayor