Authorities identified 53-year-old Lorraine Naranjo as the woman who lost her life after being hit by a car Monday evening in unincorporated South Whittier while authorities are looking for the driver who left the scene after the collision.
As per the initial information, the fatal hit-and-run crash took place just after 10:15 p.m. on Leffingwell Road and Corley Drive. The early reports showed that the mother was crossing the street with her son when the incident happened.
According to the officials, the two were crossing the street on their way to buy food at the liquor store in the area when the car, which did not have their headlights on, struck the woman. She was declared dead at the scene.
Another person was taken to a nearby trauma hospital with unspecified injuries. The driver left the scene after the crash, leaving the woman in the middle of the street. Authorities later discovered the suspect’s vehicle nearly a mile-and-a-half away on Laurel Avenue near Meyer Road.
The vehicle, a white Mercedes-Benz, had significant damage to its front end, including a shattered front windshield. The suspect still remains at large. No further details are available.
The incident remains under active review.
July 19, 2022
Source: CBS News