One person was arrested in a hit-and-run crash Thursday night that killed a pedestrian in South Los Angeles, police said.
The collision was reported around 11:30 p.m. near the intersection of Slauson Avenue and Gramercy Place, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Authorities found a man dead at the scene, according to the LAPD.
Police said the victim was walking in a marked crosswalk when he was struck and launched into the air.
The driver got out of the Kia Optima, but then got back in the vehicle and fled, police said. Police later located the vehicle in Inglewood near Hyde Park Boulevard and Eucalyptus Avenue.
"For someone to get killed in the cross zone, that's not right," said resident Edward Thompson.
Officers later found a person they believe was the driver, police said. The driver was found at a nearby apartment complex.
The victim was identified as a man in his 30s who might have been a transient, according to police.
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Kevin Labeach contributed to this report.
