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Man Dead As A Result Of Hit And Run On South Coast

A man is dead following an early morning hit and run collision on the South Coast.

Ventura Police received a 911 call at around three this morning reporting someone had been hit at the intersection of Blackburn Road and Tracy Place. Officers and firefighters arriving at the scene found a man who had been apparently struck, and killed by a vehicle.

A section of Blackburn Road was closed for much of the day today for an investigation.

The name of the man hasn’t been released. An autopsy is pending.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.