LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Authorities Sunday released the name of a 2-year- old girl who was struck and killed by an RV near Dockweiler State Beach, possibly driven by her mother.
The child was identified as Merida Castillo, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office.
The fatal accident was reported at 5:47 p.m. Saturday in the 12200 block of Vista del Mar, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tony Im told City News Service.
Castillo was struck as a vehicle backed out of a private property, Im said. He did not know whether the driver was related to the girl, but the LAPD's Media Relations Division later reported that Castillo and the motorist driving the RV were residents of Lancaster and related. They had no other immediate information.
KTLA5 reported that the driver was the girl's mother.
An investigation was underway, Im said.
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