Hit-and-run driver remains at large after fatally striking grandmother, injuring grandchildren in La Mirada

LA MIRADA, Calif. -- (KTLA) -- The search continued Thursday for a male driver who struck a grandmother and her two grandchildren, killing the grandmother, before fleeing the scene on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

The deadly collision took place about 1:15 p.m. in the 14800 block of Escalona Drive, near La Mirada Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue, Deputy Erin Liu of the the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Information Bureau said in a written statement.

The woman and her grandchildren, a boy and a girl, were walking north along the street when they were struck from behind, according to sheriff's officials.

“Preliminary investigation at the scene revealed that an unknown male driver failed to stop after the collision and continued north on Escalona Road and out of view,” Liu said.