Police are searching for the driver of a black
sedan that struck and killed a pedestrian near USC on Tuesday night
and then fled the scene.
The pedestrian, who has been identified only as a 58-year-old
man by the Los Angeles County coroner pending notification of next of kin, was
hit in a marked crosswalk near Portland and 23rd streets in University
Park about 9 p.m., LAPD officials said.
The man’s body flew about 70 feet after being hit, according to
NBC4. He died at the hospital hours later.
Security cameras recorded the crash, said LAPD Officer
Liliana Preciado.
“We saw the video but don’t have possession of it yet,” she
said.
The car that hit the man was described only as a black
sedan. No description of the driver was available and police are still
investigating.
The crash marked the second fatal hit-and-run in the county on
Tuesday. Earlier in the morning, a 21-year-old woman was hit and killed
while standing outside her car on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.
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