A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 66-year-old man over the weekend.
The crash was reported at 3:47 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of W. Manchester Avenue and S. Broadway, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. There, a driver turning westbound from a gas station on Manchester Avenue hit a pedestrian. The driver continued traveling until bystanders flagged him down and informed him that he struck a person.
The driver then returned to the scene of the crash and stayed until paramedics arrived, but left before police officers got there. Authorities are now asking for help in finding the driver.
A detailed description of the driver wasn’t immediately available, but he was traveling in a gray, four-door sedan, LAPD said.
Police identified the victim as a 66-year-old man whose name is being withheld pending family notification.
A reward of up to $50,000 is offered to anyone who can provide information leading up to the driver’s arrest. Those with information on the case are asked to contact LAPD’s South Traffic Division at 323-421-2500. Anonymous tips can be made by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
