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Community mourns mother of 2 killed in violent DUI crash while making delivery in Koreatown

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Jericho Tran, as published by ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC) · August 31, 2026 · 1 min read

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A community is mourning the loss of a mother of 2 who was killed in a violent crash. The victim, Ittai Rodriguez, had recently finished culinary school and received two dream job offers. Her life was cut short while she was making a delivery.

The driver involved in the crash was booked on suspicion of DUI. Further details about the incident are available from the source.

Ittai Rodriguez's accomplishments and potential were tragically interrupted by the fatal crash, leaving her community to grieve her loss.

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Byline on source page	Jericho Tran, as published by ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC)
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Source published	Aug 31, 2026
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