Another human being has been murdered by a heartless hit-and-run driver, for the crime of crossing the street.
According to multiple sources, a man was walking his bike across Broadway at 88th Street at 2:30 am when he was killed by a hit-and-run driver.
A witness reports seeing the driver of a Chevy Tahoe plow into the victim while speeding up to go through the light after it turned red. Then flee the scene without slowing down.
The victim, identified only as a possibly being in his late 40s, died at the scene.
A street view shows a staggered intersection at 88th, with a red light and crosswalks at each corner. Broadway has two lanes and a left turn lane in each direction, with a wide parking lane, making it a very broad street to cross.
The City of Los Angeles offers an automatic $50,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the driver in a fatal hit-and-run. Information can be provided anonymously at LACrimeStoppers.org.
This is the 34th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the 15th in Los Angeles County. It’s also the fifth in the City of LA.
Update: The victim has been identified as 57-year old Albert Arnold.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for Albert Arnold and all his loved ones.
Atten commenters:
This is not the place for politics. Show some basic human decency and respect for the victim, or your comment will be removed.
We offer up our prayers for the family and friends of the victim.
I can only imagine the shock that the victim’s loved ones are experiencing. I’m very sorry for them.
I hope the driver does the right thing by taking responsibility for their actions and giving the victim’s loved ones at least a sense of Justice.
What happened? I take it some of the Playa Del (Rey) trolls are now frequenting this blog writing that cyclists deserve to get injured or killed? Unfortunately this blog is now on the radar of the local (political groups).
Yes, this site is being trolled by people who seem to have no respect for the dead.
My apologies for editing your comment; however, the same rules go both ways.