Man killed by hit-and-run driver while riding e-scooter in South LA, police say

A 33-year-old man riding an electric scooter was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in South Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to police. 

The crash was reported at around 5:30 p.m. near the intersection of Hoover Street and 75th Street, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers say that the man was riding an e-scooter in the area when he was struck by a vehicle. 

Instead of stopping to help the victim, the driver fled from the area. 

Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene of the crash and pronounced the victim dead. He was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner as Christian Lira. 

A standing reward of up to $50,000 has been offered for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the hit-and-run driver, police said. The reward is part of the Los Angeles Administrative Code's Hit-and-Run Reward Program Trust Fund. 

Anyone who knows more was asked to contact LAPD South Traffic Division Detective Elizaarraraz at (323) 421-2577.