Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run Saturday night in Gardena, authorities confirmed to KTLA.
The deadly collision occurred just before midnight in the 1600 block of Rosecrans Avenue, near Denker Avenue, less than a mile west of the Lucky Lady Casino, according to a news release from the Gardena Police Department.
When officers arrived to the scene, they found a female victim lying in the street.
Medical personnel with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded and declared the victim dead at the scene.
Footage of the aftermath obtained by KTLA shows the street cordoned off by officers, with the victim covered by a sheet in the roadway during the investigation. Motorists driving up to the scene were forced to turn around and find alternative routes.
The preliminary investigation, police say, reveals that the driver was going eastbound on Rosecrans Avenue when they struck the pedestrian.
“The vehicle driver did not remain at the scene and drove, away” authorities added.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office has yet to release the identity of the victim.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Gardena Police Department Investigator Jose Zamudio at 310-217-6189 or Sgt. Daniel Guzzo at 310-217-6122.
Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-222-8477 or leave tips online at www.lacrimestoppers.org.