Just outside of her Montclair home, Laura Belkin, 58, was stuck and killed by a hit-and-run driver this morning as she was getting her mail on the 5900 block of Zinn Drive off Snake Road in the Oakland hills. According to the Gate:

Police are searching for the driver of a dark, late 1990s to early 2000s sport utility vehicle, possibly similar in style to a Toyota 4-Runner, Banks said.

If any East Bay readers out there have any info, do give a call to the police: 510-777-8570.

And in more hit-and-run news, the fuzz in San Jose are looking for a silver pickup truck in another fatal hit-and-run. A woman, while "crossing the road improperly," was struck at Oakland Road and McKay Drive about 6:20 p.m. last night. You know something/ Well then, call San Jose police at 408-277-4051.