Witnesses to Fatal Hit-and-Run Sought

Witnesses to Fatal Hit-and-Run Sought

Detectives sought the public’s help Friday in finding a driver who left the scene after striking and fatally injuring a pedestrian in South Los Angeles. A woman in her 30s was struck at about 9:20 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Figueroa and 115th Streets, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The vehicle that hit her was going northbound on Figueroa and the driver did not stop as required, instead continuing north, police said.…

Driver who caused fatal West Side crash fired shots while fleeing scene, police say

A motorist who allegedly caused a hit-and-run crash that left a 79-year-old man dead and his 62-year-old passenger injured fired shots while fleeing the scene, according to a police report. No one was shot but bullets pierced a woman's living room window and damaged a nearby building.Around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 2400 block of West Jackson Boulevard, a black 2021 Nissan Sentra going south on Western Avenue ran a red light and hit a white SUV d…

Hearing for fatal Yucca Valley hit-and-run delayed for 9th time, suspect deemed "not a flight risk"

Troy Reynolds, the suspect in a hit-and-run that killed Yucca Valley teenager Joshua Barreras, returned to Court for an Early Disposition Hearing yesterday morning. Reynolds was identified by the Sheriff’s Department as the primary suspect following a four-week investigation; he turned himself in at the Joshua Tree Courthouse last February, entering a plea of “Not Guilty.” District Attorney Jason Gueltzow was present, and Special Appearance Atto…