The 77-year-old victim that died in a car crash on Nov. 14 has been identified as Jose Francisco Trevizo, a resident of Boyle Heights.
According to a GoFundMe created by his family, Trevizo was only a few blocks away from home when a car traveling down 4th Street struck his Honda.
Trevizo died at the scene according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
As of Monday, the family had raised about $8,400 of their $10,000 goal to cover expenses.
Trevizo was a widower and great-grandfather who lived in the community for more than 50 years, according to the family’s GoFundMe page. Relatives say he was on his way home from a local donut shop when the accident occurred.
Surveillance footage acquired by KTLA showed a Mercedes-Benz driving eastbound down 4th Street before colliding with Trevizo’s car making a left turn onto South Fresno Street. The footage showed Trevizo’s Honda spin out of control before coming to a rest in the intersection, trapping the driver in his car.
The names of the 17 and 18-year-old in the car that struck Trevizo’s have not been released. The two were last reported to be hospitalized in serious condition following the crash.
According to a spokesperson from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the 17-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz cooperated with police at the scene and was not driving under the influence of drugs or narcotics.
While witnesses at the scene say the teenager’s car was speeding down 4th Street, the LAPD has yet to determine if speed was a cause in the incident. An investigation remains ongoing.
