One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Sunbathing Woman On Venice Beach Run Over By County SUV
A 49-year-old woman was seriously injured after an L.A. County maintenance vehicle hit her while she was sunbathing at Venice Beach on Wednesday.
She was lying face-down in the sand around 10:30 a.m. on the Via Marina Peninsula beach when she was hit by a Nissan Xterra SUV, according to press release from the L.A. County Dept. of Beaches and Harbors. The driver of the SUV who said he didn't see her is a veteran employee of the county's Department of Beach and Harbors. He was on the beach checking out large pieces of debris that he was arranging to be removed.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was rushed to the UCLA Medical Center in Westwood and was said to be in a serious condition. However, authorities said she was "alert and oriented" after the incident.
The LAPD Traffic Division interviewed the driver and released him. The Department of Beaches and Harbors is investigating the incident.
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
