Pedestrian is struck and killed in Van Nuys hit-and-run; pickup truck driver sought

VAN NUYS, LOS ANGELES — A woman was struck and killed Saturday by a pickup truck that fled the scene in Van Nuys, authorities said.

The crash occurred at about 12:50 a.m. Saturday in the area of Sepulveda Boulevard and Wyandotte Street, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.

A gray 2005-11 Toyota Tacoma was traveling north on Sepulveda when the vehicle struck the woman, who was walking eastbound in an unmarked crosswalk, police said.

The truck continued northbound on Sepulveda without stopping. Arriving paramedics pronounced the woman, who was approximately 38 years old, dead at the scene.

Anyone with information regarding the crash was urged to call the LAPD’s Valley Traffic Division at 818-644-8024, or during non-business hours or weekends, at 877-527-3247. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.