A traffic collision involving an elderly driver and a pedestrian in Koreatown turned deadly Tuesday when police say a second driver sped by and hit them both, killing one.
The initial collision occurred around 5:55 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department, when an 83-year-old man driving east on 3rd Street turned left onto Virgil Avenue and struck a 70-year-old woman. .
The driver exited his vehicle to help the woman when a second vehicle on Virgil struck both of them and fled the scene. Authorities have not yet determined how fast either vehicle was traveling at the time.
Both the man and woman were taken to the hospital, where the woman was pronounced dead. The man was listed as stable, police said.
The woman's name was being withheld until next of kin was notified.
David Cuellar, a public information officer for the Los Angeles police, said there was no information immediately available about the hit-and-run driver.
The Western Traffic Division is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for help identifying the driver.
