Jacob Fuerte, a 22-year-old Los Angeles Fire Department recruit, was fatally struck by a vehicle on the 101 Freeway after being involved in a two-vehicle collision. The incident is not being investigated as a hit-and-run. The California Highway Patrol stated that Fuerte had been in a collision before exiting his Jeep and being struck.
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The crash that killed a Los Angeles Fire Department recruit on the 101 Freeway is not being investigated as a hit-and-run as initially announced. https://t.co/TtLdJHizNW
A Los Angeles Fire Department recruit was struck and killed by a vehicle on the Hollywood (101) freeway. Jacob Fuerte, 22, was involved in a two-vehicle collision, exited his Jeep and was fatally struck by another vehicle. https://t.co/jM99NTbQxK
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