Police believe a motorist intentionally struck and killed a 46-year-old woman in South Los Angeles and then fled the scene Sunday, authorities said.
Paramedics were dispatched at 2:43 a.m. Sunday to the 1500 block of West 39th Street, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
Police officers, responding to a call of a vehicle versus a pedestrian collision, discovered the victim's body, according to Officer Mike Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section.
"The preliminary investigation and a witness statement indicate the suspect intentionally struck the victim with his vehicle and then drove away," police said.
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The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said she was not homeless.
No description of the suspect or the vehicle was available.
