LAPD shares strong video of a hit-and-run and offers $ 25,000 for driver information

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has asked you to help the community to identify and arrest the driver of a car that hit a person and fled of the scene at the beginning of the month.

During a press conference held at Broadway and College streets on Tuesday morning, authorities reported that On September 4, a 70-year-old Hispanic woman was run over by a black Mercedes Benz car. when he crossed the street between 4 and 5 in the afternoon.

In a strong video published by the Police, it is appreciated the moment the car hits the woman and it is catapulted through the air, falling violently to the ground.

Video of the Hit & Run that left the victim with severe injuries. You see the suspect, wearing a black tank top & black shorts, walk up to the victim after the collision, then walk away & flee the scene. At the end, you hear the victim asking the suspect to turn himself in. pic.twitter.com/GE2QMkKKhl

– LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) September 22, 2020

At the end of the video, the Hispanic woman is heard calling the driver. “I want the man who hit me to turn himself in. Let him see how he left me ”.

The man He stopped and got out of the car, however, he escaped the scene without identifying himself or helping the victim., which makes the act a crime. The Los Angeles Police Department has issued a reward of $ 25,000 for the identity of the subject.

LAPD reported that the woman suffered a brain hemorrhage, in addition to fracture of the neck, clavicle, and pelvis for which she had to be admitted to intensive care.

The car would be a C230 model between 2003 and 2006.