South Los Angeles

Pedestrian Struck, Killed on 110 Freeway

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A pedestrian was killed Monday morning when she was struck by a vehicle on the 110 Freeway in the Florence area of South Los Angeles.

The death was reported just after 12:15 a.m. on the southbound Harbor Freeway at the Florence Avenue off-ramp, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Elizabeth Kravig.

The woman, 67-year-old Mary Sims, was pronounced dead at the scene, Kravig said.

According to the Los Angeles County Coroner's office, Sims' death was
classified as an accident.

Additional details, including the victim's city of residency, were not immediately available, she said.

A SigAlert shut down southbound lanes 4 and 5 and the Florence Avenue off-ramp for the investigation.

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