Officials have released the names of the man and woman killed by a hit-and-run driver as they were standing on a sidewalk in Santa Monica.

Brad Lipshy and Maura Cohen, both 61, died of blunt traumatic injuries after being struck by a driver in an orange Dodge Charger on the 1300 block of Wilshire Boulevard around 9:15 p.m. Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

Lipshy and Cohen were among four victims located on the sidewalk by first responders. The other two victims were transported to local hospitals and were expected to survive.

Police said the Dodge was traveling the wrong way on the eastbound lanes of Wilshire Boulevard when it drove onto the sidewalk and struck the four pedestrians. The driver, who remains at large, ditched the vehicle at the scene and fled

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