A staff member for Los Angeles Councilwoman for Katy Yaroslavsky was recovering from her injuries Tuesday after she was struck by a pickup truck Sunday morning.

The Los Angeles Police Department told NBC4 Investigates exclusively that the woman was taking her dog for a walk in the area of 8th Street and Cloverdale in the Miracle Mile neighborhood at around 8:30 a.m. Sunday when she – and the dog – were struck by a Toyota pickup truck.

When the truck, which may have run a stop sign, pulled over, the passenger from the car got out, but the people in the truck quickly took off from the crash site without offering to help the victim, according to the LAPD.

The victim was taken to a hospital in serious condition with fractured bones. The dog was pronounced dead once it was taken to a veterin

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