Pedestrian Fatally Struck in East Los Angeles Hit-and-Run Traffic Collision

EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 8 (KNN) — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a fleeing motorist in East Los Angeles late Tuesday night.

California Highway Patrol’s East Los Angeles officers and deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision around 11 p.m. on Atlantic Boulevard, just north of Olympic Boulevard.

When officers arrived at the scene, they located a victim down in the roadway.

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and pronounced the pedestrian deceased.

The vehicle that struck the pedestrian is described as a red Toyota that fled the scene.

There are no further details at this time.

Gabriel Pabon, Video Journalist / KNN