Pedestrian fatally injured in Orange hit-and-run

ORANGE — A hit-and-run driver struck and fatally injured a pedestrian Tuesday in Orange.

The 58-year-old victim was in a crosswalk at Glassell Street and Katella Avenue when she was struck by a white pickup truck about 6:30 a.m., said Sgt. Rob Thorsen of the Orange Police Department.

Officers are on scene, investigating a hit-and-run traffic collision involving a pedestrian. Several lanes of n/b Glassell and e/b Katella traffic are closed. Please use alternate routes. Anyone with information, please call Det. Brown at (714) 744-7342 #TrafficAlert pic.twitter.com/LHC4RhIGzL

— Orange Police Department (@CityOfOrangePD) October 23, 2018

The woman was walking east to west, and the truck was going north on Glassell, making a right-hand turn to go east, Thorsen said.The victim, whose name was not imediately released, died at an area hospital, he said.

Anyone with information was asked to call Detective Craig Brown at (714) 744-7342.