Los Angeles, Ca
Police seek hit-and-run driver in woman's death in South L.A.
The Los Angeles Police Department is looking for the driver who fatally struck a pedestrian in the Hyde Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles Thursday night.
The pedestrian, a woman believed to be in her 60s, was hit on Crenshaw Boulevard at about 10:30 p.m., police said in a news release. She was declared dead at the scene, and her identity has not yet been released.
The vehicle that hit her, possibly a tan-colored sedan, was headed south on Crenshaw when it struck her, and it fled onto Vernon Avenue, then Victoria Avenue, police said.
Anyone with information about this collision is asked to contact Officer Hurd or Officer Kim at 323-421-2500.
During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247).
To report information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit lacrimestoppers.org.
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