Student killed while crossing the street

Mourners gather at the roadside memorial near Avenue 60 and Figueroa Street in Highland Park, where 17-year-old Andres Perez was killed while walking to his school.

Cassandra Contreras, right, is comforted by Herminio Frausto after returning to the roadside memorial near Avenue 60 and Figueroa Street in Highland Park, where 17-year-old Andres Perez was killed while walking to his school. Contreras stayed with Perez’s mother and comforted her for several hours after the accident.

Family friend Anna Chinen kneels at the roadside memorial near Avenue 60 and Figueroa Street in Highland Park where 17-year-old Andres Perez was killed.

People gather to watch as authorities investigate the scene in Highland Park where a 17-year-old student was killed while crossing the street on his way to school.

Rocco, who did not give his last name, prays at the scene of a fatal accident involving a 17-year-old student. “I was drawn over here,” said Rocco, who had heard news of the death in his neighborhood. He plans to take up a collection for the family.

A Los Angeles Police Department inspector examines the city vehicle that struck and killed a 17-year-old pedestrian in Highland Park.

A person from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office removes the body of a Los Angeles International Charter High School student who was killed Tuesday while crossing the street.