WESTMINSTER, Calif.—A woman in her 30s was struck by a hit-and-run driver while walking her dogs June 30, sending her to a hospital in critical condition.
The victim was in critical condition at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, but was expected to survive.
The woman, who is 30 to 35 years old, was crossing a street at Kalamath Drive and Iroquois Road just before 6:15 a.m. when she was struck by a silver Ford Explorer, Westminster police Cmdr. Kevin MacCormick said.
The intersection is a four-way stop in a residential neighborhood, MacCormick said. Nearby freeway construction has led to an increase in traffic for detouring cars in the neighborhood, he said….