Overview

• The collisions occurred around 7:30–7:36 p.m. Friday near Figueroa Street and 81st Street in South Los Angeles.
• Police say a southbound silver Toyota Corolla hit the pedestrian and the impact sent him airborne, after which the driver stopped to help.
• A blue vehicle then struck the victim a second time and continued south without stopping, according to investigators.
• Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics took the man to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, and his identity remains withheld pending family notification.
• LAPD South Traffic Division urges tips to Detective III Moreno at 213-458-3472 or Crime Stoppers, with a city reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.