PICO RIVERA — Coroner’s officials Saturday identified a 63-year-old man in a wheelchair who was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver early Friday.
Marcos Dominguez, who was listed as a transient, died at the scene following the 3:50 a.m. crash on Whittier Boulevard, at a railroad overcrossing just west of Paramount Boulevard, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner Lt. Larry Dietz said.
Dominguez was struck by a westbound vehicle described only as a gray vehicle, possibly a Mistubishi, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said. No suspect had been located Saturday.
The place where Dominguez was struck is lined by high curbs and has no crosswalk, officials said.
It was not certain whether he was trying to cross the street, or lost control of his wheelchair while traveling down the sidewalk beside the road, which is at a steep incline.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the sheriff’s Pico Rivera Station at 562-949-2421.

PICO RIVERA — A hit-and-run driver fatally struck a man in a wheelchair on Whittier Boulevard in Pico Rivera early Friday, authorities said.
The man’s identity was unknown Friday morning, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner Assistant Chief of Operations Ed Winter said. He was initially described as a Latino man in his 50s.
The fatal collision was reported just before 3:50 a.m. on Whittier Boulevard, at a railroad overcrossing just west of Paramount Boulevard, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Robert Smith said.
The man was in the westbound No. 2 lane when struck, the lieutenant said.
Little information was initially available regarding the hit-and-run vehicle.
“It’s a possibly gray Mitsubishi,” Smith said. “It’s going to have front end damage, and possibly undercarriage damage.”
The driver of a passenger bus reported the hit-and-run, but was unable to get a good look at the involved vehicle, officials said.
It initially appeared the pedestrian was crossing the street when he was struck, though the investigation remained in its early stages.
There is no crosswalk at the point where the man was struck, and the road is lined by high curbs both on the sides and at the center median, Smith said. The sidewalk alongside the road is angled at a steep incline.
Investigators had not ruled out the possibility that the man ended up in the roadway after losing control of his wheelchair on the downhill sidewalk, Smith added.
Anyone with information was asked to contact the sheriff’s Pico Rivera Station at 562-949-2421.

PICO RIVERA — Deputies cordoned off a neighborhood and placed schools on lockdown Friday as they hunted for a man who abandoned one stolen car, then carjacked another, authorities said.
The incident began shortly before 2 p.m. when deputies tracked the LoJack signal from a stolen car and began following it, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt. Sean Geske said.
Deputies, with help from a helicopter, were following the stolen car when the driver abandoned it near Home Depot in the 9200 block of Whittier Boulevard, the sergeant said. Deputies were not in pursuit.
A female passenger was found in a nearby store and detained, officials said.
But the driver — initially described as a Latino man in his 20s who was wearing dark clothing — took a car from another driver by force and continued, Geske said.
Deputies minutes later found the carjacked vehicle abandoned in a neighborhood just to the southwest of the Home Depot, the sergeant said. But the search for the driver continued.
Deputies locked down campuses including St. Hilary Elementary School and Valencia Elementary School as they searched for the suspect, Geske said.
A search perimeter was set up within the boundaries of Mines Avenue to the south, Loch Lomond Drive to the north, Passons Boulevard to the east and Lindsey Avenue to the west.

PICO RIVERA — A man died Saturday after being struck by a freight train near Whittier Boulevard, authorities said.
The incident was reported about 12:15 p.m. on a set of train tracks near the intersection of Whittier Boulevard and Grape Street, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Andrew Meyer said.
The man, initially described as appearing to be about 50 years old, was struck by an eastbound Union Pacific train, the lieutenant said.
“It looks like the person was sitting on the tracks and did not move when the train honked,” he said.
Detectives from the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau were summoned to investigate the scene.