This article was updated at 4 p.m. Jan. 12, 2013 to include details.
A 54-year-old Cerritos man was struck and killed while changing a tire on the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway in Paramount Saturday and the driver was at large.
The crash on the wesbound side, west of Garfield Avenue, was reported about 4 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
A SigAlert was issued for a three-hour closure at the 105 interchange with the I-710 in both directions.
CHP officials said the victim was stopped in a merge lane of the westbound freeway at its ramp to the Long Beach (70) Freeway, changing the left rear tire on a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta when the car and he were struck by a 2007 Toyota Tundra.
The victim went airborne and slammed into the asphalt, according to a CHP report.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the CHP, the Tundra driver stopped, got out and ran off.
