Young mini-bike rider, possibly a juvenile, killed by hit-and-run driver in Los Angeles
Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a young mini-bike rider in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles early Monday morning. The crash was reported near Olympic Boulevard and Arapahoe Street at about 1:45 a.m. Responding officers found the unidentified male mini-bike rider down at the scene, a Los Angeles Police [...]
Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a young mini-bike rider in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles early Monday morning.
The crash was reported near Olympic Boulevard and Arapahoe Street at about 1:45 a.m.
Responding officers found the unidentified male mini-bike rider down at the scene, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told KTLA.
Investigators believe the car was traveling eastbound on Olympic when it hit the mini-bike as it traveled northbound on Arapahoe.
The rider, believed to be between 15 and 20 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The hit-and-run driver fled the scene in an unknown direction without rendering aid, the spokesperson said.
The suspect's vehicle was described only as as a dark-colored, unknown model.
Detectives are searching the area for surveillance video.
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