A 28-year-old man was left with severe injuries after a white four-door sedan struck him in the roadway on West 62nd Street near Grand Avenue in South Los Angeles and kept going without stopping. The crash happened around 12:20 a.m. on August 17, and months later, investigators still haven't identified the driver.
The sedan was traveling eastbound on West 62nd from Grand Avenue when it hit the pedestrian, according to MyNewsLA. The driver continued eastbound and fled the scene without stopping, rendering aid, or identifying themselves, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded and transported the man to a hospital, where he was treated for severe injuries, as first reported by KTLA.
Nearly three months later, LAPD is publicly appealing for help identifying the driver responsible. The department reminded drivers that California law requires them to stop when it's safe to do so, notify emergency services, remain at the scene, and identify themselves after any collision.
A Reward, and Two Different Tip Lines
To encourage tips, the City of Los Angeles Hit-and-Run Reward Program Trust Fund is offering up to $25,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the suspect, per the same MyNewsLA report. Under Los Angeles Municipal Code, that $25,000 ceiling applies specifically to hit-and-run cases resulting in permanent, serious injury as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 20001(d); the code caps rewards at $5,000 for hit-and-runs involving a lesser injury, according to the Los Angeles Municipal Code. The code also addresses reward limits based on injury severity.
Anyone with information is asked to call LAPD Central Traffic Division Officer David Chung at 213-486-0760 or email him at [email protected], per the MyNewsLA account. Tipsters who want to remain anonymous can instead contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submit a tip through lacrimestoppers.org. Accounts of the non-business-hours Crime Stoppers line differ: MyNewsLA lists it as 877-527-3247, while KTLA's reporting lists a different non-business-hours number for after-hours and weekend calls.
Reward applications must be submitted within six months of the date of the hit-and-run, per the municipal code. LAPD reviews each application, and if the department believes an applicant qualifies, it sends a report to the Los Angeles City Council recommending payment from the Hit-and-Run Reward Program Trust Fund, with final approval resting with the Council.
Part of a Pattern of Unsolved Hit-and-Runs
This South LA case echoes other recent Los Angeles hit-and-runs involving white sedans and fleeing drivers. In East Hollywood, a man in his 30s crossing near Hoover and London streets was struck by a white sedan just after 11 p.m. on July 13, with the driver speeding away and the victim taken to the hospital with severe injuries, KTLA reported in a separate account. In Hollywood, LAPD sought the public's help after a white sedan, possibly a 2025 Kia K4, struck two pedestrians crossing Sunset Boulevard east of Bronson Avenue around 2 a.m., according to NBC Los Angeles.
LAPD has also pursued older unsolved cases involving severe pedestrian injuries, including a September 2022 collision in which a possible 2006-2015 white Lexus SUV struck two pedestrians, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The driver and vehicle in the West 62nd Street case remain unidentified, and no update on the pedestrian's recovery has been released.
