Crime & Safety
Hit and Run Vehicle from Arcadia Crash Found in Monterey Park
A vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that left a man critically injured was discovered today in Monterey Park. The driver has yet to be found

ARCADIA, CA—A white Mercedes-Benz sedan caused a hit-and-run accident yesterday morning in Arcadia, leaving a 72-year-old man critically injured. Now, the vehicle involved in that crash was discovered in Monterey Park, according to Arcadia Police. The driver remains on the loose.
"The crash occurred about 7:20 a.m. Thursday in the 600 block of West Camino Real Avenue," Sgt. Kollin Cieadlo of the Arcadia Police Department's traffic bureau said. "Preliminary investigation revealed the suspect vehicle was traveling westbound on Camino Real Avenue when it struck a pedestrian walking westbound in the street."
The car, a newer model four-door Mercedes-Benz with paper plates, reportedly stopped briefly near the intersection of Camino Real and Baldwin avenues.
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"The driver exited and walked around his vehicle, ultimately getting back into his vehicle and fleeing south on Baldwin Avenue," Cieadlo said.
The victim, a resident of Arcadia, was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital, where he is listed in critical condition, Cieadlo said.
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Arcadia detectives located the suspect's vehicle, which was impounded.
The driver of the vehicle has yet to be positively identified but has been described as a clean-shaven Asian man of about 70-years-old. He was wearing a short-sleeve shirt and slacks.
Anyone with information on the crash, case No. 16-4233, is urged to call the Arcadia Police Department at (626) 574-5156. Anonymous tips can be submitted through crime stoppers by calling (800) 222-TIPS or at the website www.lacrimestoppers.org
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