Pedestrian Struck, Killed in Hit-and-Run Collision in Lincoln Heights

LINCOLN HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES, Mar. 7 (KNN) — A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles around 12:30 a.m. Friday.

Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollenbeck Division officers and the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to reports of a vehicle versus pedestrian collision at the intersection of North Avenue 19 and Humboldt Street.

When first responders arrived on the scene, they located a victim down in the roadway, unresponsive.

LAFD paramedics pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.

There is no suspect or vehicle description at this time.

Gabriel Pabon, Video Journalist / KNN