[09-30-2026] Los Angeles County, CA – Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash in South LA

A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in South Los Angeles on Wednesday night, September 30, 2026.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the incident occurred at around 8:47 p.m. near the intersection of 69th Street and Central Avenue.

Police said the man was walking westbound on Central Avenue outside a crosswalk when he was struck by a vehicle traveling southbound on Central Avenue.

The driver did not stop after the crash. Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded and pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene.

Authorities did not immediately release a description of the vehicle or driver involved.

The LAPD continues to investigate the fatal hit-and-run incident.

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