The Los Angeles Police Department is actively searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run collision that critically injured a pedestrian on Tuesday morning in Tarzana, as CBS News reported. A black Ford F-150 pick-up truck, caught by security cameras, struck a 60-year-old man in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Reseda Boulevard and Clark Street.
After the collision, the driver who wore a blue hoodie, and dark pants, initially got out of his truck and approached the victim but then re-entered his vehicle and left the scene without fulfilling his legal obligations to identify himself or render aid, this incident being caught on camera and adding to investigators’ evidence. Notably, the suspect’s truck contained what appeared to be a couch and two garbage bins in the bed, with "Philthy ****ker" written on the front of his sweater, according to CBS News.
LAPD's official news release states that the Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded promptly to the incident and transported the injured man to a local hospital, where he remains in critical condition. His name has been withheld pending next of kin notification. LAPD Valley Traffic Detectives are handling the investigation and have highlighted a city reward program that offers up to $25,000 for information leading to the offender's identification and conviction.
Detective Otrosina and Officer Reyes of the Valley Traffic Division have been assigned to the case, and the public can reach them with any leads or information at their respective phone numbers, 818-644-8036 and 818-644-8114. For anonymous tips, L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or their website www.lacrimestoppers.org provides a secure avenue for information sharing.
