Police in Panorama City are searching for the driver who struck and killed a man traveling on a motorized scooter Sunday.
The crash was reported just after 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of Woodman Avenue and Strathern Street, the department said. There, the victim was traveling north on Woodman Avenue when a vehicle traveling in the same direction hit him.
After the initial crash, a second vehicle struck the victim. The driver in the second vehicle is cooperating with investigators but the first driver fled the scene.
Surveillance footage showed the moment the first driver hit the victim. The vehicle appeared to be a gray-colored Honda sedan, according to the department.
LAPD described the victim as a man in his early 30s. At this time, his name will not be released since officers are waiting to notify his family.
A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered to anyone who can provide information that’ll lead to the identification or arrest of the first driver. Further description of that individual’s vehicle was not immediately available.
Anyone with information on the case is urged to contact LAPD’s West Valley Traffic Division Investigator Ramirez at 818064408025 or Investigator Reyes at 818-644-8114. Anonymous tips can be made by contacting Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.
Source: NBC Los Angeles