Video Released Of Deadly Sherman Way Hit-And-Run; $50K Reward Offered

LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles police have released video as they seek the public's help identifying a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in the San Fernando Valley early Monday morning.

The collision occurred around 2:20 a.m. Monday on Sherman Way, west of Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

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Investigators said a light-colored SUV, possibly a yellow Jeep Wrangler, was traveling eastbound on Sherman Way when it struck a pedestrian who was in the roadway outside a crosswalk.

The driver continued eastbound toward Lankershim Boulevard without stopping to help the victim or identify themselves, police said.

Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced the pedestrian dead.

The victim's identity was not released.

LAPD Valley Traffic Division detectives are asking anyone who witnessed the collision or was driving eastbound on Sherman Way near Lankershim Boulevard around 2:20 a.m. Monday to come forward.

A reward of up to $50,000 is available for information leading to the driver's identification, arrest and conviction or resolution through a civil compromise under the city's Hit-and-Run Reward Program.

Anyone with information about the collision is urged to contact LAPD Valley Traffic Division's Officer Lozon at 818-644-8117 or Officer Reyes at 818-644-8114.