Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run-crash in Arleta

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From Daily News wire services:

ARLETA -- A pedestrian was fatally struck by at least one hit-and-run driver in Arleta, a police sergeant said today.

The hit-and-run crash was reported at 10:01 p.m. Monday at Lassen Street and Langdon Avenue, one block west of Sepulveda Boulevard, said California Highway Patrol Officer Patrick Kimball.

The victim was declared dead at a hospital, according to Los Angeles police Sgt. Rolland Cannon of the Valley Traffic Division.

The suspect vehicle, believed to have sustained front-end damage, was described only as black.