A male pedestrian was struck and killed Monday evening on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in an apparent hit-and-run collision.
Responding officers arrived shortly before 8:30 p.m. to the westbound portion of the freeway near Crenshaw Boulevard regarding a pedestrian struck by a vehicle and the vehicle that hit him fled, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, the CHP said. The Los Angeles Police Department was investigating the fatal traffic collision.