Family mourns 24-year-old mother killed in hit-and-run outside Oakland church

The Brief

  • Maribel Matias died on Saturday night after she was struck by a car directly in front of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church
  • She leaves behind a 7-year-old daughter.
  • An Oakland Police Department investigation into the crash is ongoing.

OAKLAND, Calif. Family members on Thursday identified the woman killed in a hit-and-run just across the street from an East Oakland police station as a 24-year-old mother.

The crash

What we know:

Maribel Matias died on Saturday night after she was struck by a car directly in front of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, across the street from the Oakland Police Department Eastmont Substation.

She leaves behind a 7-year-old daughter.

What they’re saying:

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