Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral mass of Martha and Samuel Gaza, the mother and son killed in last month’s car-pedestrian accident on Pacific Coast Highway.
The Gazas were among a group of pedestrians leaving a Christmas recital at St. James Catholic Church. They were crossing the intersection of Vincent Street and Pacific Coast Highway on Dec. 17 when Margo Bronstein, 56, of Redondo Beach, ran a red light going northbound, striking 12. Mary Anne Wilson, 81 and Saeko Matsumura, 87, also died as a result of their injuries.
Vincent Street was closed between Pacific Coast Highway and South Broadway on Jan. 10 to accommodate the proceedings, as tables filled with mourners and well-wishers gathered to pay their respects and congregate afterwards.
Martha’s husband Glenn Gaza, who was seriously injured in the accident, greeted mourners from his wheelchair, the cast on his left leg covered in signatures and messages.
result of the deadly car-pedestrian accident on Dec. 17, 2014.
“My sister was our hero. She was an amazing person,” David Aguilar, Martha Gaza’s brother, said at a press conference following the funeral mass. “She was like our mother — but nicer because she wouldn’t tell mom when we were bad. She always looked out for us.”
Bronstein has pled not guilty on four charges of felony vehicular manslaughter and one count of driving under the influence and causing bodily injury. She is currently awaiting trial. ER
