An 11-year-old lady was killed early Wednesday in a wrong-way crash involving a hit-and-run driver on the 60 Freeway close to the Metropolis of Trade, based on authorities.
Angelique Zarate died within the crash, the Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s workplace stated. She was a passenger in a Toyota Camry, whose driver suffered main accidents, based on the California Freeway Patrol.
The collision occurred about 4 a.m. within the westbound lanes of the freeway close to Crossroads Parkway, the CHP posted on Fb. The motive force of a black Hyundai Sonata touring the mistaken manner was described as a white or Latino male in his mid-30s, with a good complexion and medium-length hair parted to the aspect, based on the CHP.
The motive force, who was carrying a light-colored shirt and pants, fled the scene barefoot, the CHP stated.
A Hyundai whose license plate was launched by the CHP was registered to a lady in South Los Angeles. She didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Anybody with info on the motive force or crash can name the CHP Santa Fe Springs workplace at (562) 868-0503 or contact its Fb web page.
On a GoFundMe web page organized to cowl Angelique’s funeral bills, members of the family wrote that she “had the most important coronary heart and at all times confirmed a lot like to everybody round her.”