Once again, another innocent person has been murdered by a heartless hit-and-run driver, once again on Manchester Blvd in South Los Angeles.
And once again, don’t count on our elected leaders actually doing anything about it.
According to KTLA-5, the victim, identified only as a man in his late 20s, was riding eastbound on Manchester Blvd at South Gramercy Place when he was run down from by an unknown driver around 9 pm last night.
The victim, who appeared to be on a knobby-tired bicycle, died at the scene. The impact was hard enough that a witness described finding his shoes on opposite sides of the wide, four lane street.
Unfortunately, there is no description of the suspect or his or her vehicle.
An infuriating report by KCAL-9 says the victim was riding in the street despite the presence of a wide sidewalk, implying that’s where he should have been.
This is the second fatal hit-and-run involving a bicycle rider on Manchester Blvd in less than a year, following the death of Frederick “Woon” Frazer at less that a mile away at Manchester and Normandie last April.
That driver still hasn’t been charged, despite admitting to being behind the wheel, and allegedly repainting and hiding her SUV in an attempt to cover up the crime.
Which makes you wonder just what it takes to get the DA to file charges.
In addition, no action has been taken to improve the deadly street that has now taken the lives of two bike riders in recent months, despite the presence of both Manchester and Normandie on the city’s High Injury Network.
As with any fatal hit-and-run in LA, there is a standing $50,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.
This is at least the tenth bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the fifth I’m aware of in Los Angeles County; it’s also the third in the City of Los Angeles.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for the victim and all his loved ones.
The KCAL report has removed mention of the sidewalk from their report.
We offer up our prayers for the family and friends of the victim.
It’s amazing how some people are careless when they are driving and careless of someone’s else’s life by not stopping and rendering aid!!! My mother in-law was killed Wednesday in city of La Mirada by a careless hit and run driver….I know what this family going thru right now because I’m going thru it with my family. Thoughts and prayers go out to the family. Harder times are coming as they prepare for services and healing ….god bless you and hope your family seeks and received justice!!
When are they going to enforce the new license plate laws? Around 20% of Los Angeles cars have dealers plates and can’t be tracked…and several have caused serious and/or fatal accidents with cyclist. It’s unconscionable.