Pineapple Princess Esplanade memorial dedicated for Ciara Smith
A memorial bench and garden was dedicated last week near Esplanade and Knob Hill Road in honor of Ciara Smith. Smith was killed after colliding with an LA Metro bus in May. Photos Friends and family of Ciara Smith watch as Redondo Beach and LA County patrol boats perform a water salute. LA County relandscaped a native plant garden in Ciara’s honor. The sun was setting behind Barry Smith as he took the podium before dozens of people along the Esplanade at Knob Hill Avenue in Redondo Beach. In front of him sat a newly-placed memorial for his late daughter, Ciara Smith. Ciara’s parents and two younger sisters were there as officials from the City of Redondo Beach and the County of Los Angeles cut the ribbon on a bench over the bluffs toward the ocean. In this distance, patrol boats from both LA County and Redondo Beach readied a water cannon salute. “It’s funny how things work out…this was one of our favorite places,” Smith said. Ciara was killed May 5, at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Knob Hill, She and a friend were bicycling south on the sidewalk, along Pacific Coast Highway when Ciara pedaled off the sidewalk to cross Knob Hill. She struck the side of a passing LA…
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