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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash near Los Angeles
A 53-year-old man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in Echo Park early Wednesday.
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Amy Maetzold is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She started her journalism career in Wisconsin where she was a producer at NBC15 and Spectrum News 1. Before coming to KCAL, Amy covered news in Santa Barbara at KEYT, winning a group Emmy Award for team coverage on the Alisal Fire.
A 53-year-old man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in Echo Park early Wednesday.
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