Woman Killed In Valencia Hit-And-Run Incident
AV News staff report
VALENCIA - An unidentified woman was struck and killed
Friday, Feb. 3 as she was walking along the curb on Orchard Village Road. The
accident happened at 6 p.m. when the vehicle traveling southbound on the road,
struck the woman and then fled the scene, according to a report from the Santa
Clarita Sheriff’s Station.
An investigation revealed that the driver, Jonathan Anker, 68-year-old, of Santa Clarita, did in fact strike the woman and fled the scene. Anker was transported to and booked at Santa Clarita Valley Station for Vehicular Manslaughter and is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail, according to Cohen.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station at (661) 255-1121. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
Santa Clarita Valley deputies later apprehended the
driver of the vehicle, which had significant front-end damage, stated Los
Angeles Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Cohen.
An investigation revealed that the driver, Jonathan Anker, 68-year-old, of Santa Clarita, did in fact strike the woman and fled the scene. Anker was transported to and booked at Santa Clarita Valley Station for Vehicular Manslaughter and is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail, according to Cohen.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station at (661) 255-1121. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
