The LAPD is looking for the driver who hit and killed a woman in Silver Lake Monday night before driving off.
The crash took place around 9:30 p.m. on Silver Lake Boulevard and Berkeley Avenue near a bend in the road.
According to the LAPD Central Traffic Division, officers found an injured woman in the middle of the street. She was taken to the hospital where she later died.
People who live in the area say they've seen quite a few crashes on this specific stretch of the road and they hope the driver involved in this crash is held accountable.
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Officers were investigating the area overnight and were collecting evidence and talking with witnesses.
One person reported seeing the woman standing outside her car right before she was hit.
A neighbor told NBC4 that this isn't the first deadly crash to happen here.
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"I'm upset. I have parents and siblings and friends who come park here all the time. My mom and my sister are here parked on the street, so that could have been them," said Robert Goldberg, who lives nearby. "There is a lot of distracted driving, in general on this bit of street, because it curves, we've seen lots of accidents."
It's not clear what led up to the crash but police are on the hunt for the driver who took off.
At this time police have not shared a description of the driver or their vehicle.
Authorities ask that anyone who may have seen or know any information to call the LAPD.
