Police are searching for the drivers of three vehicles that failed to stop after hitting, one after another, a pedestrian in Pacoima on Friday night.
Around 11:45 p.m., a man was crossing mid-block on San Fernando Road south of Montague Street in the San Fernando Valley community when he was struck by a wrong-way driver, the Police Department said. The Angels. The light-colored truck was traveling northbound in southbound lanes.
The man, described as Latino and between 20 and 30 years old, fell to the ground and was trying to get back up when he was hit by a second car, a light-colored SUV, in the northbound lane.
“The force of the second collision threw the pedestrian into the southbound lanes, where he was struck by a third vehicle,” Los Angeles police said. in a press release. That car was described as a dark-colored midsize SUV.
The three drivers did not stop, render aid and remain at the scene, as required by law, police said.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was withheld pending identification and notification of next of kin by the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office.
As of Sunday night, no suspects had been arrested, according to Los Angeles Police Officer Tony Im, and the drivers remained at large.
The city is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of the drivers. The LAPD is asking anyone with information to contact the department's Valley Traffic Division at (818) 644-8022.
