Woman Killed by Hit-And-Run Driver

Huntington Park - A 55-year-old woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on Tuesday night in Huntington Park. The woman was walking across the street in a crosswalk about 7:20 p.m. at Florence Avenue and Santa Fe Avenue when she was struck, Huntington Park police Lt. Cosme Lozano said.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, said Lozano, who went to the crash scene.

The vehicle was described as a newer model, dark Ford Expedition or Lincoln Navigator with tinted windows and stock wheels, Lozano said.

There was a traffic signal at the intersection but investigators had not determined what color the light was when the woman was walking across the street, Lozano said.

Anyone with information about the driver or the vehicle was urged to call Huntington Park police at (323) 584-6254 or (800) 222-8477.