Woman Struck, Killed by Truck Driver in West L.A.

WEST LOS ANGELES -- Police         405 Freeway.
are investigating a fatal hit      The driver did not stop.
and run near a freeway on          Shimizu was pronounced dead
ramp in West Los Angeles           at the scene.
today.                             Investigators are trying to
It happened at the Santa           determine if the driver left
Monica Boulevard onramp to         the scene knowing a
the northbound 405 Freeway         pedestrian had been hit, or
just before 11:00 a.m.             if the vehicle was so big
Police say 63-year old Kelly       that the driver was not aware
Shimizu was in a marked            that he hit anyone.
crosswalk when she was hit by      The truck was located in
a big rig that was turning         Compton, investigators are
from westbound Santa Monica        inspecting the vehicle.
Boulevard onto the northbound      

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