WHAT: Press Conference
WHEN: Monday, August 20, 2018 10 a.m.
WHERE: 3rd Street and Union Avenue (Northwest Corner) Los Angeles, CA 90017
WHO: Los Angeles Police Department, Captain Gary Walters, Central Traffic Division Los Angeles Police Department, Detective Felix Padilla, Central Traffic Division Los Angeles Police Department, Detective Moses Castillo, Central Traffic Division Family Members of the Victim.
WHY: On August 10, 2018, around 5:00 a.m., the pedestrian was crossing southbound on Union Street at 3rd Street, inside of a crosswalk when he was struck by a vehicle travelling westbound on 3rd Street. New surveillance video will be released and the Hit and Run Reward Program Trust Fund approved by the Los Angeles City Council will be highlighted.
CONTACT: Anyone with information about this collision is asked to contact Central Traffic Division, Detective Moses Castillo at (213) 833-3713.