Mourners gathered for a vigil at Cortland Avenue and Mission Street in San Francisco on Thursday to remember a man who was killed in a hit-and-run earlier in the week.

The collision was reported about 3:40 a.m. Monday. Police found the 41-year-old pedestrian had life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car. He was pronounced dead at the hospital despite the efforts of medics and emergency responders, said San Francisco police Officer Robert Rueca.

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.