E! News Host's $200K Car Abandoned In Ventura Blvd Crash: Report

STUDIO CITY, CA — A $200,000 McLaren sports car reportedly belonging to an "E! News" host was abandoned in Studio City after it slammed into a parking meter and was totalled early Tuesday morning.

Los Angeles police are investigating a hit-and-run in which the driver of the high-end sports car fled after crashing it in the 11000 block of Ventura Boulevard at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, said LAPD Officer Ray Brown. The driver has not been located, he added.

According to TMZ, the car belongs to Terrence Jenkins, an "E! News" host. The celebrity news site quoted witnesses who said Jenkins was not the driver.

"Witnesses say Jasmine Sanders was behind the wheel and he was the passenger ... and they both took off after the wreck," TMZ reported.

Jenkins, better known as Terrence J, was the host of BET's popular music video countdown show "106 & Park" before becoming a co-host of "E! News." He also appeared in the films "Think Like a Man" and "Think Like a Man Too."

City News Service contributed to this report. Photo: NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: Jasmine Sanders and Terrence Jenkins attend the TommyXLewis Launch Party at Public Arts on September 10, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Tommy Hilfiger)