(BCN) — A well-known 77-year-old University of California, Berkeley sociology professor was killed in a hit-and-run collision while crossing the street near Oakland’s Lake Merritt on Monday.

On Monday, Oakland police said officers were dispatched just before 7:15 p.m. to the area of Grand Avenue and Park View Terrace near Lake Merritt on the report of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian.

Michael Burawoy, 77, died while crossing a street near Oakland’s Lake Merritt shortly after 7 p.m. Monday, police said. The driver of the SUV that struck him fled the scene and has yet to be found.