Carlos Mayor was arrested by police nearly a week after he allegedly struck and killed a mother in front of her kids on Christmas Eve in South LA..
, 62, had dropped off toys to a local shelter on Broadway and 88th Street with her children. Her four kids were in the car and as soon as Newman-Townsend was about to enter her car, another vehicle drove by and struck her… killing her on the scene. Vigil held for community activist killed in South LA hit-and-run
It was an emotional night as up to 200 people gathered for a vigil to honor Trina Newman-Townsend a beloved mother and community activist killed in a hit-and-run on Christmas Eve.The suspect, identified as Carlos Mayor, 55, was arrested on January 4, according to inmate records from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He is being held on $50,000 bail.
Trina spent her life giving back to the community; she was a minister, a mother, a grandmother and foster mother.All the news you need to know, every day
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