AIDS/Lifecycle in mourning for cyclist killed in Griffith Park
Andrew Jelmert, 77, was struck by a driver who left the vehicle and ran from the scene. He was later arrested, DeMarco Morgan and Suzanne Marques reports.
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Andrew Jelmert, 77, was struck by a driver who left the vehicle and ran from the scene. He was later arrested, DeMarco Morgan and Suzanne Marques reports.
The name of the victim has not been announced. Authorities told CBSLA that the driver of the vehicle that hit the bicyclist fled on foot.
Authorities have detained the man who fled from the scene of a hit-and-run that occurred in Griffith Park on Saturday afternoon. The victim, riding a bicycle, was said to be around 70-years-old, and had just left an event at the park nearby.
The driver of the vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run is still at large after fleeing from the scene in Griffith Park. He reportedly hit a bicyclist, which killed them, before he ran on foot.
CBS LA's Rina Nakano was in Huntington Beach, where she spoke to the Stout Family, who had just suffered the tragic loss of their family patriarch - John Stout - following a hit-and-run that left him dead Thursday evening.
A suspect has been arrested in a hit-and-run which left a 70-year-old man dead Thursday evening in Huntington Beach.
A suspect was arrested with the help of a tip from the community.
It's unclear why the victim was running along the freeway.
The crash occurred just before 2:15 a.m., and when officers arrived they found one abandoned vehicle, and one another person trapped in their car.
Two pedestrians were struck by a hit-and-run driver early Saturday morning, leaving them injuries. LASD deputies are investigating the incident and searching for the driver of the pickup truck involved.
A man, aged between 40 and 50 years old, was found dead in Boyle Heights Saturday evening after being struck by an unknown vehicle.
The man's body was found on a sidewalk along Victory Boulevard between Kester and Noble. Ross Palombo reports.
The suspect was arrested.
A 58-year-old man was fatally struck at 10th and Pico Boulevard. Suzanne Marques reports.
More than an hour later, a geyser is still gushing after a hydrant was sheared by a hit-and-run driver. Suzanne Marques reports.
"It is just so dumb." People living in the area where a series of viral videos show a Tesla Model-S jumping over an Echo Park road are outraged, claiming that the search for internet clout has gone too far.
Two people were arrested following a hit-and-run on Pacific Coast Highway Thursday, which sent one vehicle into the Pacific Ocean.
A suspect fled from police after the driver hit a motorcycle officer.
Neither driver stopped to help the pedestrian, or identify themselves. Suzanne Marques reports.
At least one person was taken into custody for a hit-and-run that occurred in Boyle Heights Friday evening.
Jimmy Chavarria saw the collision coming, and pushed his wife out of the way, then threw Zion to the sidewalk and out of the path of the vehicle. He was hit by the vehicle, and died at a hospital.
Long Beach police identified the 24-year-old suspected of crashing his pickup truck into an apartment complex that killed a father and daughter last week.
Authorities are searching for a driver wanted in connection with a hit-and-run that killed a 22-year-old riding an e-scooter Saturday morning.
The driver accused of killing a father and daughter was reportedly drinking at a nearby bar before he crashed his pickup truck into their Long Beach apartment complex Tuesday night.
Authorities are searching for a man wanted in connection with a hit-and-run that occurred in DTLA Monday. The victim's dog fled from the scene after the collision.
