Driver flees on foot, leaves car at scene after fatal hit-and-run in South L.A.

The Los Angeles Police Department is looking for a driver who fatally struck a pedestrian in the Vermont Vista neighborhood, then abandoned their vehicle at the scene and fled on foot.

At about 9 p.m. Thursday, the pedestrian was crossing South Vermont Avenue in the 8900 block when they were hit by a car, police said.

The driver left the vehicle there and fled on foot. Police have thus far been unable to locate them.

The pedestrian, meanwhile, was taken to a local hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Their identity has not been released…

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