DUI suspected in fatal hit-and-run crash

EL MONTE -- A 65-year-old El Monte man died Sunday after being struck by a suspected drunken driver who police said fled the scene afterward.
The dead man's name was not released pending notification of family members, coroner's officials said.
Joyce Polzin, 24, of Rosemead, was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving and felony hit-and-run, El Monte police Officer Eric Johnston said.
The crash occurred about 6:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Peck Road, just south of Lower Azusa Road, El Monte police said in a written statement.
Polzin initially tried to drive off from the scene in her damaged truck, police said, but made it only a few blocks away.
"Her tire gave out, which caused her to pull over," Johnston said.
Simultaneously, a good Samaritan caught up with the woman and told her to stay put, he said.
The man had apparently parked his Toyota Tundra pickup truck along the side of the road and gotten out when he was struck by a Chevrolet Avalanche being driven by Polzin, police said.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Small bits of shattered plastic and glass, painted markings on the street left by investigators and tiny bits of police crime scene tape were the only signs of the crash that remained Sunday afternoon.
According to sheriff's booking records, Polzin was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail. No information was available Sunday regarding her initial court appearance.