Woman killed by hit-and-run driver in Westmont area of South LA

Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed woman walking in a crosswalk in the Westmont area of South Los Angeles.

The 45-year-old woman was found not breathing at Western Avenue and 92nd Street just before 9 p.m. She was rushed to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. She has not been identified.

A handicap walker was found discarded on the edge of the intersection. Joe Fruge, who said he was a friend of the woman, said she used it to get around.

He said he heard the crash and went outside to see what happened. Fruge said the driver killed an immensely kind woman. 

"She's a nice person, real nice person. She don't bother nobody," Fruge said. "Walk by, she says hi."

Police say the vehicle that hit the woman was driving southbound on Western Avenue when it hit her, then sped off. No arrests have been made, and police did not have a description of the suspect vehicle.

The crash remains under investigation.