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Woman, 74, killed in pedestrian collision with hit-and-run driver on Valley Boulevard in El Monte, California

Modified Date: 
Fri, 09/29/2017 - 3:34pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, January 17, 2016

Hit-and-Run Driver Who Struck and Killed Woman in El Monte Sought

Investigators are asking for the public’s help to find a hit-and-run driver who struck a 74-year-old woman and drove away in El Monte Sunday. Anyone with information is asked to call the El Monte Police Department at 626-580-2114. Investigators have no other information about the driver, according to a statement from the El Monte Police Department, and are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to come forward. The woman later died from her injuries, investigators said Monday afternoon. Police were called around 12:30 Sunday afternoon to the 11300 block of Valley Boulevard, near Gibson Avenue, where they found the woman had been left lying in the roadway.

Senior killed in El Monte hit-and-run

Police are looking for the driver and the vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to call the El Monte Police Department at 626‐580‐2114. Information may also be submitted at tips@empd.org.

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Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run
Roadway: 
Valley Boulevard
City: 
El Monte, CA
County: 
Los Angeles County, CA
Area: 
Los Angeles, CA

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