Once again, someone riding a bicycle was killed on the streets of Los Angeles
And once again, we didn’t find out until weeks later.
The LAPD announced today that a man was killed by a hit-and-run driver over two months ago in Historic South Central.
The victim, identified as 68-year old Salvador Gonzalez Arechiga, was riding east on Adams Boulevard at Trinity Street around 3:35 am April 13th when he was rear-ended by the driver, who sped away without stopping.
Arechiga was taken to a nearby hospital suffering from severe, life-threatening injuries, where he died nine hours later.
Police are looking for two men in a dark-colored 2007 to 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe. Security video shows the driver was a Black man approximately 30 to 50-years-old, 5’08” to 5’10” tall, 200-250 pounds. He was wearing a dark jacket, blue pants with a white pattern on the left leg, a white Dodgers LA t-shirt, white tennis shoes and a black dew rag.
The passenger was described as a Black man, with black hair and a black beard, approximately 5’10” to 6′ tall, and 250 to 300 pounds; he was wearing a white hoodie with a dark logo and dark pants.
As always, there is a standing $50,000 reward for any fatal hit-and-run in the City of Los Angeles.
This is at least the 20th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the eighth that I’m aware of in Los Angeles County; half of those have been in the City of Los Angeles.
It’s also the eighth fatal hit-and-run involving a SoCal bike rider this year.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for Salvador Gonzalez Arechiga and his loved ones.
Thanks to LAPD Central Traffic Division for the heads-up.
