Update: LAPD confirms fatal pedestrian crash on Lincoln Blvd near 90 Freeway; police say victim was not homeless

MARINA DEL REY — A pedestrian was killed Tuesday night on Lincoln Boulevard at the eastbound 90 (Marina) Freeway entrance, the Los Angeles Police Department said. The crash, first reported on the Citizen App, was later confirmed through City News Service reporting published by Westside Current.

Police said the collision happened about 9:58 p.m. Tuesday. A vehicle traveling south on Lincoln Boulevard struck the pedestrian, who was walking in traffic lane 3. The impact threw the person southwest into the roadway. Los Angeles Fire Department personnel pronounced the victim dead at the scene from blunt-force trauma.

LAPD told reporters the victim was not homeless. As of early Thursday, September 10, the person’s name had not been released pending notification of next of kin. Officials also had not publicly identified the driver or said whether the motorist remained at the scene.

The crash occurred near where the 90 Freeway meets Lincoln Boulevard in the Maxella Avenue area, a high-traffic stretch that serves Marina del Rey, Venice, and Santa Monica.

Lincoln Boulevard, a major north-south arterial through Santa Monica, Venice, and Marina del Rey, has seen multiple fatal traffic incidents in recent years. The corridor carries heavy traffic and mixes high speeds with pedestrian and bicycle activity, especially near freeway ramps.

Recent fatal incidents on Lincoln Boulevard (2023–2026)

January 13, 2024 (Santa Monica):** A woman in her 50s, described as homeless and pushing a cart, was struck and killed in the early morning hours on the 2900 block of Lincoln Boulevard near Ashland Avenue. The vehicle was traveling southbound. The driver remained at the scene and showed no signs of impairment.

November 17, 2024 (Santa Monica):** Bicyclist Bradley Proudfoot, 41, who was believed to be homeless, was fatally struck by two vehicles while traveling southbound on the 1800 block of Lincoln Boulevard in Ocean Park. Both drivers stayed at the scene. Neither showed signs of impairment. Proudfoot was pronounced dead at the scene.

January 8, 2025 (Marina del Rey / Venice):** Pedestrian Calvin Bauman, 38, was killed in a hit-and-run around 5:36 a.m. while crossing Lincoln Boulevard between Fiji Way and the Culver Boulevard overpass, near the 90 Freeway. An older-model red Toyota Tacoma traveling northbound struck him and fled. A $50,000 reward was offered.

September 20, 2025 (Venice):** Neo Moroke, 23, was struck and killed while crossing in a marked crosswalk at Washington Boulevard and Lincoln Boulevard around 2 a.m. A blue SUV fled east on Washington Boulevard. A $50,000 reward was authorized. The driver remains at large.

Investigators typically review speed, impairment, lighting, lane position, and whether the pedestrian was in a marked crossing. Anyone with information about Tuesday night’s crash is asked to contact LAPD West Traffic Division detectives or Crime Stoppers. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner is expected to release the victim’s identity after family notification.