IN BRIEF

-- Deepa Bharath

A 38-year-old Texas woman was killed Tuesday when she was struck by a

Chevy Suburban as she attempted to cross Bristol Street through traffic,

police officials said.

Laura Hinojosa, of San Antonio, was leaving South Coast Plaza around

6:50 p.m. to go to her hotel on Bristol and tried to cross the street

south of Town Center Drive, said Costa Mesa Police traffic investigator

Floyd Waldron.

Hinojosa suffered severe head injuries and fractures to both legs. She

was pronounced dead at Coastal Community Hospital, Waldron said.

The driver of the Suburban was not cited, Waldron said, adding that

the investigation is ongoing but all evidence points to the woman being

at fault.

“She crossed the street where she shouldn’t have,” he said. “It looks

like she was the cause of the accident.”

Officials said Hinojosa appeared to be traveling alone.