Authorities on Thursday sought the public's help to find the hit-and-run motorist responsible for the death of a pedestrian in the South Los Angeles area.
Paramedics were sent to Vernon and Western Avenues at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and took the 42-year-old woman to a hospital, where she died, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
The woman's name was withheld, pending notification of her relatives. The hit-and-run vehicle was described only as a small white sedan.
The city of Los Angeles has offered a standing reward of up to $50,000 for information that helps solve a fatal hit-and-run.
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Anyone with information on the case was urged to contact Detective Gerald Chavarria at 213-924-3621 or via email at 37560@lapd.online.
Tipsters may also call 877-LAPD-247 or use the website www.lacrimestoppers.org.
City News Service contributed to this report.
