Hit-And-Run Driver Faces Murder Charge After Pedestrian Thrown From Crosswalk

LOS ANGELES — A North Hollywood man is charged with murder after he plowed into a pedestrian in a crosswalk while intoxicated and fled the scene, according to police.

Jose Maranon was booked into Van Nuys Jail and his bail was set at $2 million in connection with the hit-and-run crash, police said.

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The 40-year-old was in a Mercedes speeding around 10:30 p.m. Monday on Van Nuys Boulevard near Sherman Way when he struck a man who was crossing the street so forcefully that the pedestrian was thrown before colliding with the road, according to police. Maranon then drove away without stopping or helping the man, police said.

The pedestrian, who was in his 30s, died at the scene, according to police.

An investigation led law enforcement to Maranon, who was taken into custody, according to police.