Crime & Safety
Video Shows Fatal Valley Hit-and-Run
Police hope someone might recognize the driver of a blue minivan that struck and killed a man on Sherman Way Monday morning.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Police are asking for help finding a hit-and-run driver who killed a man in the San Fernando Valley this week.
The Los Angeles Police Department released video of the fatal crash that killed a man crossing the street on Sherman Way Monday morning. According to detectives, a small light blue SUV struck the man at about 1 a.m. The driver pulled into a nearby shopping center parking lot then fled westbound without stopping to help the injured man, police said.
Detectives believe the driver a white minivan who also pulled into the shopping center may have witnessed the fatal crash. They are asking that driver to come forward.
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According to police, the unidentified pedestrian was an Asian man 35 to 40 years old. He may have been experiencing homelessness.
Los Angeles offers a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of fatal hit-and-run drivers.
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Anyone with information about the crash is urged to call Valley Traffic Division Officer Eric Hansen at 818-644-8255 or 818-644-8020. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
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