SANTA MONICA — Police Saturday were seeking a motorist who allegedly drove onto a sidewalk in Santa Monica, killing two people and injuring two others before fleeing the scene on foot.

Officers responded at 9:15 p.m. Friday to the 1300 block of Wilshire Boulevard, where they located four victims on the south sidewalk, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.

Two people were rushed to a hospital, where they were expected to survive their injuries. Paramedics also pronounced two people dead at the crash scene, SMPD Lt. Lewis Gilmour said.

CBS Los Angeles reported that one victim was confirmed by the Medical Examiner’s office as 61-year-old Brad Lipshy, the CEO of a Santa Monica event planning firm. A woman in her 60s was also killed, the station said. Her name has not yet been re

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