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GARDENA, Calif. - A woman was struck and killed in a hit-and-run collision late Sunday night in Gardena . Police say the driver initially fled the scene but later surrendered and was taken into custody.

What we know:

On Sunday, September 7, at 10:23 p.m., Gardena police officers and the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a traffic collision involving a pedestrian in the 14800 block of Western Avenue near 149th Street.

When officers arrived, they found a female pedestrian in the roadway.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her identity is being withheld until her family can be notified.

According to Gardena police, the driver who struck her fled the area but later turned themselves in and was subsequently arrested.

What we don't know:

Authorities have

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