Yet another LA bike rider has been killed by a heartless coward who fled the scene.
According to a tweet by LAPD Capt. Jonathan Tom, a person riding a bicycle died after being struck by the driver of a white Porsche Cayenne at Manchester Blvd and Normandie Ave in the Manchester Square neighborhood.
A photo from the scene shows a shattered bike with debris scattered across the roadway.
No other information is available at this time.
Anyone with information is urged to call LAPD South Traffic Detectives at 323/421-2500, or anonymously at 800/222-TIPS (8477)
This is at least the 16th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the eighth in Los Angeles County; it’s also the sixth in the City of Los Angeles.
Update: The victim has been identified as 22-year old Frederick Frazier.
KABC-7 reports the crash occurred around 12:47 pm today; they place it in the 1300 block of West Manchester Ave.
Update 2: Streetsblog’s Sahra Sulaiman has written a moving — and graphic — description of the final moments of the man known as Woon to his friends, described as a strong an experienced cyclist.
She also reminds us that, thanks to LA’s hit-and-run reward system, there is a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of his killer.
And in a tragic irony, after several people blocked the intersection where Frazier was killed in an impromptu bike protest the next day, one person suffered minor injuries when a driver deliberately slammed her car into his bike.
And naturally, fled the scene.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for Frederick Frazier and his loved ones.
