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More from County NewsAn Oxnard man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver late Christmas Eve near Culver City, authorities said.
Emelio Ramirez, 25, was hit while he was walking in the rain in the far-right lane of southbound Interstate 405 north of Sepulveda Boulevard shortly before 11 p.m., Los Angeles County Coroners Office Lt. Larry Dietz said.
Ramirez was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:15 p.m. by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics, Dietz said.
Information on why he was walking in the freeway lane was not available Saturday. The driver of an unknown vehicle drove away after the incident, California Highway Patrol officials said.
The CHPs West Los Angeles Office is investigating the fatality.
Posted by handyhood on December 28, 2008 at 5:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The driver must have a want out for them?????? To early for you MRSMYTH?
Posted by AnnaWhaat on December 28, 2008 at 7:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
handyhood , I won't say a word LOL I am drinking my coffee now hehe........Hope you had a Merry Christmas! I recieved a son in law and two step grandkids. Still have one on the way, plus my little Angel I already have here so I went from one to four grandkids in 14 months!
Back to the article, this is sad. Condolences to this mans family, we have no clue why he would be walking on the 405 of all freeways to walk on that would be one of the worst. But whoever hit him should not have taken off! They should have stopped. Those three or four minutes with some CPR could have saved his life, I don't know. But I do hope they find the one that left him there to die.
Posted by AnnaWhaat on December 28, 2008 at 7:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
MRSMYTH ,He is joking with you. Doe's it to me all the time. Just laugh it off, its good for the soul !!!!! We all have some typo's now and then.
Posted by sparks240 on December 28, 2008 at 11:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
You can't walk very far in traffic lanes on the 405 before you get picked off.
Posted by Logic_andFreedom on December 28, 2008 at 1:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
MRSMYTH....you're not the brightest lightbulb around, are you?
WHAT is wrong with you?!
geesch! Merry Christmas to YOU.
Posted by Naynay on December 28, 2008 at 1:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)
How terrible! On Christmas Eve too. Soo sad. Whatever this man's reason was for walking on the freeway that doesnt make it right that someone hit him and took off.
Posted by lemlem on December 28, 2008 at 4:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I wonder how they know where he was when he was hit as his body would most likely have been thrown a fair distance! perhaps he was in the hard shoulder.
Posted by vtaco93021 on December 28, 2008 at 4:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
They know where impact happens because thats where the first body part is found or real close to it.
Posted by nojustice_justus on December 28, 2008 at 6:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Will you posters please leave mrssmyth alone and let the woman enjoy her obvious psychosis?
Posted by nojustice_justus on December 28, 2008 at 8:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Thanks for the correction mrs smyth.
Posted by onapproach on December 28, 2008 at 9:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Mrs Meth?
Posted by AnnaWhaat on December 29, 2008 at 8:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)
onapproach, Boy I am beginning to think so..........
She must have had her own comment removed.
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