Authorities Thursday identified a tow truck driver who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on the eastbound 91 Freeway in Carson.
Carlos Dubon-Ventura, 33, of San Fernando died at the scene of the crash about 11:55 p.m. Tuesday west of Central Avenue, according to coroner’s officials and the California Highway Patrol.
According to the CHP, a Mercedes-Benz sedan was stopped with a flat tire along the right shoulder of the freeway, and Dubon-Ventura was attending to the car.
“A silver Honda Pilot … drifted onto the shoulder and struck the man,” the CHP reported. “The impact of the collision killed the man, leaving his body in the No. 4 lane of traffic until emergency personnel arrived to secure the scene.
“A one-year-old child (who had been) removed from the Mercedes had been placed in the tow truck and was showered by shattered glass as a result of the collision,” the CHP reported. The girl was taken to a hospital for treatment of possible eye injuries.
A SigAlert was issued about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, and all eastbound lanes were closed until about 4 a.m., the CHP reported.
Anyone with information on the case was urged to call the South L.A. CHP Area office at (310) 516-3355.