This post was updated on Nov. 6 at 2:48 p.m.
A 55-year-old man was fatally hit by a vehicle on the corner of Strathmore Drive and Levering Avenue shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday.
The driver was parallel parking on a steep incline when they struck the man, said Katherine Main, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The man was standing on Strathmore Drive between his parked car and another parked vehicle, said Norma Eisenman, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department.
The driver of a 2005 Honda Odyssey attempted to parallel park on the steep incline and collided with one of the parked cars, pushing it forward and striking the man, Eisenman said.
The man was taken in grave condition to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center where he died, West Los Angeles Police Department officials said.
Officials said the man was not a student at UCLA, but it is unclear if he was otherwise affiliated with the university. Police could not provide information about whether the driver was arrested.
Compiled by Sam Hoff, Bruin reporter. Contributing reports by Yael Levin, Bruin senior staff.
This happened right in front of my apartment today. If you are one of those people who doesn’t turn their wheel into the curb when parking on steep slopes, hopefully this shows you why it is so important to do so. This man was hit when the car behind him was rear-ended and because the driver of that car did not turn the wheels into the curb on such a steep incline, the parked car rolled into him and killed him.
The story seems to be lacking a lot of pertinent information. Still, an innocent and young man (only 55) lost his life abruptly. May peace be with him and comfort the victim’s loved ones as the news travels and his loss is felt. R.i.p. Beautiful stranger.