Carlos Trejo Jr Obituary, Death; – A tow truck driver who was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle and killed while assisting a motorist stopped on the Harbor (110) Freeway in South Los Angeles was identified by county authorities Wednesday.

Carlos Trejo, Jr., 57, was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.

California Highway Patrol officers responded at approximately 1:35 a.m. Tuesday to the southbound freeway and the West Florence Avenue exit, CHP Officer Elizabeth Kravig told City News Service.

The driver of a southbound vehicle did not stop after striking Trejo, who was working on a vehicle on the right shoulder, a CHP officer told KTLA5.

The suspect’s vehicle was later found, but the driver remained at large, the station reported. The CHP issued a Sigalert for the closure of all lanes of the southbound freeway at the Florence exit for over four hours, finally opening two lanes at around 5:40 a.m. Tuesday.

All lanes were reopened by 7 a.m.