VALLEY GLEN, CA (October 31, 2026) A woman was fatally struck by a Los Angeles Police Department patrol vehicle Saturday night in Valley Glen, Los Angeles County. The victim, identified as 32-year-old Kristine Poulos, died following the collision on Woodman Avenue.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), an officer was traveling to a reported large fight at a gathering involving approximately 300 people, located about a mile from the collision site.
At approximately 10:30 p.m., the patrol vehicle struck Poulos on Woodman Avenue, between Bessemer Street and Erwin Street. Los Angeles firefighters responded and pronounced her dead at the scene.
Authorities have not established whether Poulos was crossing the roadway within a designated crosswalk or walking elsewhere in the street when the collision occurred.
The circumstances surrounding the fatal incident remain under investigation.
