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By Lookout Staff

May 16 -- An elderly pedestrian was struck and killed by a motorist in the Pico Neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.

The incident took place on the 1800 block of 10th Street at about 3:45 p.m., said Sgt. Renaldi Thurston, the Police Department spokesman.

Police responding to a call for service found an 84-year-old woman lying unconscious near the street, Thurston said. Santa Monica Fire Department paramedics responded and transported the woman to a local hospital, where she later died.

Investigators from the Santa Monica Police Department Major Accident Reconstruction Team (MART) responded to the scene and are currently investigating this incident as “a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision,” Thurston said.

Anyone with additional information should call the Santa Monica Police Department’s Traffic Services Office at 310.458.2226 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. or the Watch Commander at 310.458.8427 at any time.

Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may call the WeTip hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463).