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On September 30, 2025, the suspect was arrested and transported to Van Nuys Jail. He has been identified as 30-year-old resident of Arleta, Daniel Casillas. He was arrested and booked by Valley Traffic detectives for California Vehicle Code Section 20001 (a): Felony Hit and Run with booking #7100611 and $30,000 bail.

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The suspect’s vehicle is described as a gray, 2018–2022 Honda Accord four-door sedan.

September 29, 2025 

Hit-and-Run Leaves Motorist Dead

Panorama City: The Los Angeles Police Department, Valley Traffic Detectives (VTD) are investigating a hit-and-run traffic collision that killed a man in his 30’s.

On September 29, 2025, around 9:35 p.m., a motorized scooter was traveling northbound Woodman Avenue at Strathern Street in the #3 lane. A gray Honda Sedan heading northbound on Woodman Avenue driving in the #3 lane collided with the motorized scooter. The impact caused the rider to be ejected and collide with the roadway. Following the first collision, a second vehicle collided with the motorized scooter proceeding northbound Woodman Avenue. The driver in the second collision is cooperating with the investigation.

The Los Angeles Fire Department’s paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced the victim deceased at scene. The victim is described as a male, Hispanic, in his early 30’s. His name is being withheld pending identification and notification of next of kin by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.

Video of the incident can be viewed here lapdonline.org.

Motorists are reminded that if they become involved in a collision, they should pull over and stop as soon as it is safe to do so, notify emergency services, and remain at the scene to identify themselves.

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 $50,000 is available to community members that provide information leading to the offender’s identification, apprehension, and conviction or resolution through a civil compromise.

Anyone with information about this collision is asked to contact LAPD Valley Traffic Division Investigator Ramirez at (818) 644-8025 or Reyes at (818) 644-811. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call CrimeStoppers at 800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact CrimeStoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on “webtips” and follow the prompts.