Arrest made in the fatal San Pedro hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist
The Los Angeles Police Department announced Wednesday that they have arrested Anisha Marie Lockhart, 27, for a fatal San Pedro hit-and-run that killed a 51-year-old bicyclist earlier this month.
A business near the March 4 accident at Pacific Avenue and Channel Street captured the incident through its surveillance camera. Footage shows a car hitting Oscar Montoya around 12:40 a.m., sending him over his bicycle and then slamming into a fence. The car stopped for seconds before taking off again.
"On March 7 ... citizens provided tips that led detectives to the suspect's vehicle, a 2009 Scion XB, which was taken into custody," police said. "On March 9 ... South Traffic Division Detectives utilizing department
resources and other tips from citizens apprehended the driver, Anisha Lockhart."
At Wednesday's news conference announcing the arrest, Oscar Montoya's son Joshua Montoya said watching the surveillance video of the fatal accident made his blood boil.
"It kind of made us all very frustrated not in the sense that he got hit, we see that stuff a lot. But the fact that she just decided to stop, stare at him and then drive around him That was probably the most frustrating part of the whole scene," said Joshua.
Oscar Montoya was out picking up an order from a food truck when he was hit according to his son.
It is reported that Lockhart was under the influence, leaving one bar and heading to another when the accident occurred. Lockhart was booked on a felony-level crime, and she was being held on $100,000 bail,
Paramedics pronounced Oscar Montoya dead at the scene.
