Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash on I-10 in West Covina

WEST COVINA (CNS) - Authorities are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a woman on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in West Covina on Wednesday morning, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The discovery of the body in one of the eastbound freeway lanes at Sunset Avenue was reported about 3:30 a.m., said CHP Officer Patrick Kimball. The woman died at the scene

Authorities withheld her name, pending notification of her relatives. Kimball said authorities have no idea why the person was on the freeway.

The CHP alerted nearby law enforcement agencies to be on the lookout for any vehicle in the surrounding area with serious front end damage.

The hit-and-run crash shut down the No. 2, 3, and 4 lanes for the death investigation, according to Kimball. The only lane opened was the No. 1 lane. A SigAlert was declared by the CHP at 3:59 a.m. All lanes were reopened about three hours later.

Anyone with information on the case was urged to call CHP Officer T. Alaimo of the Baldwin Park Area office at (626)338-1164.

--City News Service, photo via Shutterstock