Tuesday, June 28, 2016

MORE PEDESTRIANS DIE: Pedestrian killed in Pico Rivera, CA hit-and-run crash; driver sought





Yellow crime tape ropes off the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash in Pico Rivera on Tuesday, June 28, 2016.




Updated 2 hrs 57 mins ago
PICO RIVERA, Calif. (KABC) -- The search is on for the driver responsible in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Pico Rivera.

The incident occurred shortly before 4:30 a.m. Tuesday near Whittier Boulevard and Lindsey Avenue.

According to deputies, a driver in a dark-colored truck struck and killed a person crossing the street, then kept going.

Investigators said they don't know if the victim was in a crosswalk at the time of the crash. The victim's identity was withheld, pending notification of relatives.

If you have any information about this incident, you're urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Pico Rivera Station.