Fatal Hit-and-Run NR21193ml

On July 18, 2021 at approximately 8:25 a.m., the driver of a 2021 dark gray Kia k5 (unknown license plate) was engaged in a speed contest with at least two other vehicles. The racing vehicles were traveling southbound Figueroa at 89th Street when the driver of the Kia k5 collided with a 59-years-old man that was walking eastbound in an unmarked crosswalk.

The driver of the Kia k5 fled the scene without rendering aid to the pedestrian. The drivers of the other two racing vehicles also fled the scene without identifying themselves or rendering aid to the victim (all in violation of VC 20001(a), Felony Hit-in-Run.

Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded and transported the victim to Harbor UCLA Medical Center Hospital. The victim died from his injuries. The suspect(s) and vehicle(s) are still outstanding.

On April 15, 2015, the City Council amended the Los Angeles Administrative Code and created a Hit and Run Reward Program Trust Fund. A reward of up to $25,000 is available to community members who provide information leading to the offender’s identification, apprehension, and conviction or resolution through a civil compromise.

At this time the victim’s information is not being released until family is notified.