September 30, 2022
South Los Angeles: On September 29, 2022, at 11:00 p.m., a bicyclist was traveling northbound on Wall Street when he was struck by a white commercial panel van traveling westbound on 61st Street. The driver fled the scene. without stopping to give first aid and without being identified. There is no description of the driver.
Paramedics from the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene and pronounced the bicyclist dead at the scene. The identity of the bicyclist is pending identification by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Department.
The suspect vehicle is described as a white 1996 to 2022 GMC Savana or Chevrolet Express commercial panel van with a roof rack and duct holder (storage tube or roof box). The van likely has front end damage.
Current suspect vehicle
Video of the crash and aftermath was posted to Central Traffic’s social media accounts on YouTube “LAPD Central Traffic,” Twitter @LAPDCTD24 and Instagram @LAPD_CTD_24.
On April 15, 2015, the City Council amended the Los Angeles Administrative Code and established a Hit-and-Run Reward Program Trust Fund. A reward of up to $50,000 is available to members of the community who provide information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of the offender or settlement through a civil settlement.
If anyone has information about the vehicle and driver, please contact Officer Alex Guizar, Central Traffic Detectives at (213) 833-3713 or email him at [email protected] or Central Division Surveillance Commander of Traffic at (213) 833-3746. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (1-800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org. Tipsters can also visit www.lapdonline.org and click on “Anonymous Web Tips” under the Get Involved-Crime Tipster menu to submit a tip online. Lastly, tipsters can also download the P3 Tips mobile app and select LA Regional Crime Stoppers as their local program. Regardless of any city officer or other reward officers, anonymous tipsters using the LA Crime Stoppers program may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 in cash based on an arrest alone (no conviction required).
