Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Killed In Hit And Run Near Fountain Valley Offramp: Police
A vehicle collided with a pedestrian on a 91 offramp, and failed to stop, police say.
BUENA PARK, CA — A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed Tuesday on an offramp from the westbound Artesia (91) Freeway in Buena Park, and a hit-and-run motorist was being sought.
The female, whose age was not immediately known, died at the scene of her injury, which occurred about 4:50 a.m. on the Valley View Street offramp, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The offramp was closed while an investigation was conducted. The hit-and- run vehicle was described only as a black pickup truck. No description was released of the driver.
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Anyone with information on the case was urged to call the CHP Westminster Area office at (714) 892-4426.
--City News Service