Pedestrian Killed In Crosswalk By Hit-And-Run Driver: Police

LOS ANGELES — A woman was killed by a hit-and-run vehicle while crossing the street early Tuesday, according to police.

The incident occurred around 6:45 a.m. on Venice Boulevard at 12th Avenue in Mid City, police said. The victim, aged 60-70, was in the 12th Avenue crosswalk when she was struck by an eastbound vehicle that fled the intersection, according to police.

The fire department responded and pronounced the woman dead at the scene, police said, adding no arrests had been made as of late Tuesday morning.