{"id":691930,"date":"2026-03-30T07:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/691930\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:21:42","slug":"family-grieves-34-year-old-father-of-3-killed-in-south-l-a-motorcycle-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/691930\/","title":{"rendered":"Family grieves 34-year-old father of 3, killed in South L.A. motorcycle crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Family members and friends gathered to honor the legacy of a 34-year-old father of three, tragically killed in a collision while riding his motorcycle in Los Angeles last week.<\/p>\n

The March 29 incident<\/a> occurred just before 12:30 p.m. in the 11700 block of Central Avenue in L.A.\u2019s Green Meadows neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.<\/p>\n

Details are limited and it\u2019s unclear just exactly what happened, but medical personnel with the Los Angeles Fire Department transported at least one person in a dark-colored two-door vehicle to the hospital in unknown condition.<\/p>\n

\"Vigil<\/a><\/p>\n

Family members and friends gathered to honor the life of a 34-year-old father of three killed in crash while riding his motorcycle in South L.A. on March 22, 2026. (viewer image)<\/p>\n

The motorcyclist, identified by family members as Dominique Hammond, was declared deceased at the scene.<\/p>\n

The second of seven children, according to a GoFundMe<\/a> organized to help lay him to rest, Hammond was described as a devoted father who was kind, genuine and full of life.<\/p>\n

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    Family members and friends gathered to honor the life of a 34-year-old father of three killed in crash while riding his motorcycle in South L.A. on March 22, 2026. (KTLA)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \"Vigil\n

    Family members and friends gathered to honor the life of a 34-year-old father of three killed in crash while riding his motorcycle in South L.A. on March 22, 2026. (KTLA)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    On Sunday evening, mourners gathered near the crash site where candles and a small memorial to the 34-year-old had been erected in his honor. A tow truck driver by trade, several tow trucks were spotted at the vigil, their lights blinking in memory of their fallen friend and colleague.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI wish we could\u2019ve come together before this tragic moment happened, so that he could\u2019ve seen how much everyone loved and adored him, especially his children and siblings,\u201d Hammond\u2019s mother, Stacey Anderson, told KTLA at the vigil.<\/p>\n

    Southern California toddler hospitalized after near drowning in family\u2019s pool <\/a><\/p>\n

    It\u2019s unclear if there have been arrests in connection with the collision, though family members allege that the driver of the car involved in the collision was under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n

    KTLA reached out investigators with the LAPD and is waiting to hear back.<\/p>\n

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    For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTLA. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Family members and friends gathered to honor the legacy of a 34-year-old father of three, tragically killed in…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":691931,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,289843,62049,89068,2961,224,22538,9740,5337,33563],"class_list":["post-691930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-ca","tag-california","tag-dominique-hammond","tag-family-members","tag-ktla","tag-la","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-fire-department","tag-los-angeles-police-department","tag-losangeles","tag-motorcycle"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116316923072381729","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=691930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/691931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=691930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=691930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=691930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}