May 17, 2008 6:37 pm US/Pacific
Man, Woman Killed In Hit-And-Run
Suspect Remains At Large
LOS ANGELES
Police Saturday hunted for the driver who fatally struck a man and a woman and injured a third man Friday evening.
Miguel Rocha, 25, hometown unknown, died at the scene and Lisa Santee, 25, of Fontana, was declared dead at County-USC Medical Center, said Lt. Larry Dietz of the coroner's office.
The motorist while reversing pinned the victims against a metal fence at about 6:55 p.m. in the 3200 block of East Washington Boulevard and then fled, a witness told police.
A third person, a man was hospitalized in critical condition, a fire department spokesperson said, but his name was not immediate released.
The driver abandoned the car nearby and remains at large.
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