Authorities Thursday sought a woman in her 30s for questioning in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Lancaster that killed a 46-year-old man.
Deputies were sent to the 16200 block of Valeport Avenue, near 162nd Street East and Avenue O, on April 11 to reports regarding a victim, later identified as Louie Martin Cervantes, who was struck by a vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Investigators identified a woman known as Erica as a person of interest, who was being sought for questioning and presumed to be the driver of the vehicle that fatally struck Cervantes.
Anyone with information regarding the fatal crash was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.