Kathleen Marie Cook, 61, killed by hit-and-run driver while standing outside her car on the 105 Freeway in Willowbrook, California
Modified Date:
Tue, 02/17/2015 - 6:13pmAccident Date:
Thursday, December 25, 2014Woman struck, killed by pickup truck on 105 Freeway on Christmas night(link is external)
A woman standing outside her car on the eastbound 105 Freeway was struck and killed just before midnight Christmas night by a passing a pickup truck, which fled the scene, authorities said.
Woman Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver On 105 Freeway In Willowbrook(link is external)
Once on scene, officials located a woman, identified as Kathleen Marie Cook, of South Gate, suffering from blunt force trauma. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hit-Run Driver Kills Woman on 105 Freeway(link is external)
"You never know. You're going to see somebody one day and the next day they're gone. That's pretty bad. I'm going to miss her," said her neighbor, Gilbert Castro.
Kathleen Marie Cook of South Gate was standing outside her stopped Mercury Cougar on the 105 Freeway east of Wilmington Avenue at about 11:45 p.m. when a pickup truck struck her and she was thrown into the traffic lanes. The pickup driver fled and east on the 105 Freeway. California Highway Patrol officials have said that the front of the pickup most likely has moderate to major damage, and anyone with information about the accident is asked to called the California Highway Patrol South Los Angeles station at (310) 516-3355.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics:
Hit and RunPeople Involved:
Kathleen Marie Cook
Roadway:
105 FreewayCity:
Willowbrook, CACounty:
Los Angeles County, CAArea:
Los Angeles, CA
Comments
we think it's a damn shame
we think it's a damn shame that this happened....we cannot believe that people have NO RESPECT for another human being
we are so sorry Joanne for your loss....it makes us so sick that we have people in our country like this driver...they probably fled because they don't have a driver's license OR they shouldn't be here in our country ...either case KATHLEEN was a human being and didn't deserve this.......GOD BLESS KATHLEEN
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