Pedestrian hit, killed on Santa Anita

An 83 year-old West Covina man was walking across Santa Anita Avenue south of Duarte Road early Wednesday evening when he was struck and killed by a southbound car driven by a 36 year-old Monterey Park woman.

Arcadia Police Department report:

Arcadia Police had officers respond to the intersection of Santa Anita Avenue and La Sierra Drive at approximately 5:36 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2013. They were investigating the report of a traffic collision, involving a pedestrian.

The automobile was traveling southbound in the number two lane of Santa Anita Avenue. The driver is a 36-year-old female resident of Monterey Park. The pedestrian was struck while walking in the number two lane of southbound Santa Anita Avenue. The driver stopped at the scene of the collision. Arcadia Paramedics treated the pedestrian at the scene but, unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries. The pedestrian was an 83-year-old male resident of West Covina. The investigation is being conducted by the Arcadia Police Department Detective Bureau’s Major Accident Investigation Team. Anyone with information related to this case is asked to call the Arcadia Police Department at (626)574-5150. You can also submit crime tips and information via text, phone, or web to LA Regional Crime Stoppers, 800-222-TIPS (8477).