According to LAFD, Jacob Fuerte, 22, “may have been involved in a traffic collision” shortly after 5 a.m. near Vineland Avenue as Fuerte was on his way to training. “He got out of his ...

A Los Angeles City Fire Department recruit who was struck and killed by a vehicle while helping a crash victim on the 101 Freeway in Studio City was identified as 22-year-old Jacob Fuerte.