UCLA Grad Dies After Being Struck By Taxi In Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA (CBS) — Police say a 24-year-old woman has died after being struck by a taxi on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica over the weekend.
Melissa Del-Aguila recently graduated from UCLA, Santa Monica police Sgt. Richard Lewis said. She was at a bar before being struck at 2:30 a.m. near Douglas Park.
Witnesses say she ran into the street, possibly to hail the cab, and was fatally struck in a westbound lane.
Del-Aguila was taken to a hospital but later died.
Anyone who saw the accident can call Detective Chris Dawson at (310) 458-8954 or Sgt. Jeff Wiles at (310) 458-8950.
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