Police were searching for the driver of a hit-and-run crash that left an 85-year-old grandfather dead and his 41-year-old grandson injured on Thursday evening as they were crossing a South Los Angeles street.
The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. in the 9200 block of Santa Rosalia Drive.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department’s South Traffic Area detectives, the car was moving at a high rate of speed when the two pedestrians were attempting to cross the street. Paramedics arrived and took both victims to the hospital.
The 85-year-old was pronounced dead. The other victim was in stable condition.
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According to police, the driver left without rendering aid, as the law requires.
Anyone with information was asked to contact the LAPD.
