Category: hit-and-run

85-Year-Old Man Killed, Grandson Injured by Hit-and-Run Motorist in South LA

LOS ANGELES—Authorities sought the public’s help on July 14 to find the hit-and-run motorist responsible for killing an 85-year-old man and injuring his adult grandson as both men were crossing a street in the Baldwin Hills area. Paramedics sent to the 4200 block of Santa Rosalia Drive about 9:30 p.m. Thursday took both men to…


Man Lighting Fireworks Fatally Struck by SUV in Los Angeles

WILMINGTON, Calif.—Police asked for the public’s help July 4 to find the driver of an SUV that fatally struck a 36-year-old man who was lighting fireworks on a Wilmington street. Paramedics were called shortly after 9:10 p.m. Monday to the 700 block of North Fries Avenue near West G Street, just south of Anaheim Street,…


Chicago Man Faces Multiple Charges in Hit-and-Run That Injured 4 Outside Ballpark

CHICAGO—A 20-year-old Chicago man is facing multiple charges in connection with a hit-and-run collision that injured four pedestrians, two critically, outside Guaranteed Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, Chicago police said Wednesday night. Condelarious Garcia, 20, faces four felony counts each of failure to report an injury accident and aggravated reckless driving…


Man With Hit-and-Run History Jailed After Crash Kills 5 Young Women in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS—A man who served a hit-and-run sentence in a California prison until his release earlier this year remained jailed Tuesday, awaiting charges after a crash killed five young women in Minneapolis when a speeding driver blew past a state trooper, ran a red light and slammed into their car. Derrick John Thompson, 27, of Brooklyn…


4 Pedestrians Injured in Apparent Hit-and-Run Collision Outside Chicago White Sox Stadium

CHICAGO—An apparent hit-and-run collision Tuesday evening injured four pedestrians, two critically, outside Guaranteed Rate Field, where the Chicago White Sox were preparing to play the Texas Rangers, and a related traffic incident injured four others, authorities said. The pedestrians were injured just after 6:20 p.m., Chicago police and fire officials said. It wasn’t immediately clear…


Man Arrested in Fatal Long Beach Crash Allegedly Caused by SUV Doing ‘Donuts’

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A 20-year-old Carson man turned himself in to police and was arrested for allegedly causing a fatal crash while driving his SUV in circles at a Long Beach intersection, authorities said June 18. The crash occurred at 10:57 p.m. Friday at Willow Street and Caspian Avenue, west of the Los Angeles River, according…


Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run Collision in Sun Valley

LOS ANGELES—A 26-year-old woman was killed June 3 when her car rear-ended a big rig in Sun Valley, whose driver failed to stop, police said. The victim’s 2015 Nissan Versa was traveling northbound on Lankershim Boulevard approaching Cayuga Avenue at 3:55 a.m. Saturday when it rear-ended the big rig, which had a white cabin and…


Biker Killed By Hit-And-Run BMW in Northridge

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—A hit-and-run motorist behind the wheel of a BMW struck and killed a motorcyclist in Northridge, authorities said May 28. The suspect’s vehicle was going eastbound on Roscoe Boulevard at about 5:40 p.m. Saturday when it made a left turn at Yolanda Avenue and collided with a biker who was going west on Roscoe,…


18-Year-Old Arrested After 2 Killed in Pomona Hit-and-Run Crash

POMONA, Calif.—An 18-year-old man who police believe triggered a violent hit-and-run crash in Pomona, killing two people and critically injuring another, was arrested after he checked himself into a hospital in neighboring Montclair, authorities said May 29. “Our officers responded and were awaiting his medical clearance so we could process the booking at our jail…


2 Killed by Allegedly Speeding Hit-and-Run Driver in South Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—A man is in custody after allegedly killing two people while speeding, then fleeing the scene of the crash in South Los Angeles, authorities said May 21. Firefighters and paramedics dispatched at 12:38 a.m. to 3998 S. Normandie Avenue reported two people dead at the scene, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire…