15-Year-Old Studio City Student Killed At School ID'd

STUDIO CITY, CA — A 15-year-old teen who was killed in a vehicle accident at Campbell Hall School in Studio City was identified Saturday.

Cosmo Silverman was struck at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of the Episcopal school in the 4500 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. The teen was taken to a hospital in grave condition, accompanied by his father -- who is believed to have been in the parking lot to pick up his son when the crash occurred.

Silverman died at the hospital, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Police said he was pinned while trying to walk between a Rivian SUV and another vehicle.

"The vehicle that the student walked in between moved forward," LAPD Lt. Matthew Bielski told reporters Wednesday afternoon, adding that it remained unclear why the SUV moved forward and hit the student.

Video from the scene showed what appeared to be three vehicles that had collided in the parking lot, and a canopy erected in the space between two of the vehicles, where the teen was struck.

Bielski said the "unfortunate incident" was believed to have just been an accident, and no citations were issued.

Another teenage boy, who is not believed to be related to Silverman, later reported unspecified minor injuries following the collision, Humphrey said. He was evaluated at the scene but was not taken to a hospital. Four other people -- identified only as two minors and three adults -- also were examined for unspecified non-life-threatening injuries.

Campbell Hall administrators sent a letter to parents notifying them that the school would be closed Thursday and Friday. Grief counselors were made available to students and families from 10 a.m. to noon at the school's gym.

— City News Service