About 11:30 p.m. Thursday, first responders rushed onto the sand near a Cirque du Soleil Kooza set up on the beach to try to free a person trapped under a silver SUV, according to KABC.

Witnesses said the SUV came around a restroom building and drove directly on the sand. That is when the car struck someone who was on the beach.

Police have confirmed that a woman has died after being run over by sports utility vehicle on the 1400 block of Santa Monica beach. On Thursday, October 17 at approximately 11:30pm, Santa Monica Harbor Officers were flagged down not far from Parking Lot 1 North for a vehicle stuck in the sand.

An unidentified female died after being struck by a DUI suspect in an SUV on the beach in Santa Monica late Thursday night. The incident was reported around 11:30 p.m. when a silver SUV was seen

One person has died after they were run over by a SUV on the beach near Santa Monica Pier. Authorities responded to the beach and found the victim dead in the sand under the SUV. Another person was taken into custody at the scene. Details about what led to the fatality were not immediately available.

A person believed to be homeless was run over by an SUV and killed on the beach near the Santa Monica Pier, and the motorist was arrested on suspicion of DUI, reckless driving, and gross vehicular manslaughter,

A woman was hit and killed while sleeping on the beach in Santa Monica overnight, and a 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, authorities said.The incident happened around 11:30 p.