Man, 60, struck, killed in Fullerton hit-and-run crash; driver arrested

A 60-year-old man died at a hospital from injuries he suffered in a hit-and-run crash in Fullerton, with the 43-year-old driver of the vehicle that struck him ending up in custody.

Officers responded to the area of Lemon Street and Santa Fe Avenue about 6 p.m. Thursday and found the victim lying in the No. 2 lane of Lemon, according to the Fullerton Police Department.

An initial investigation determined the suspect vehicle, a 2015 Honda Civic, was southbound on Lemon when it struck the pedestrian, who was not in a marked crosswalk, police said.

The victim was taken to a hospital by Fullerton Fire Department paramedics, where he was pronounced dead.

The driver of the Honda, identified as Marianne Hall, 43, of Fullerton, left the scene prior to officers’ arrival but later returned and was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run causing great bodily injury or death. Neither alcohol nor drugs appear to be factors in the crash, police said.

The name of the victim was not immediately disclosed.

Anyone who witnessed the crash was asked to call FPD Traffic Accident Investigator Keen at 714-738-6812. Anonymous tips can be called in to Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-847-6227.