A motorist was killed today in a single-vehicle crash in Redondo Beach.
The crash was reported about 5 a.m. on Pacific Coast Highway near Vincent Street, according to the Redondo Beach Police Department.
"The driver of a vehicle traveling southbound on Pacific Coast Highway lost control of the vehicle and collided with a tree near the intersection of Vincent Street," police said in a statement.
"Emergency services responded and located the unresponsive female driver, who was pronounced deceased by paramedics from the Redondo Beach Fire Department,'' police said.
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Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured motorist. PCH was closed in the area while an investigation was conducted.