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Los Angeles: The Los Angeles
Police Department’s Central Traffic Division detectives are asking
for the public’s help in providing any information that would lead
to the identification and arrest of the suspect involved in a hit
and run collision that critically injured a 40-year-old man.

On February 11, 2017, around 4:20 a.m., a dark colored vehicle was
traveling northbound on Main Street when it collided with a
pedestrian who was walking in the middle of the roadway on Main
Street near Vernon Avenue. The driver of the vehicle failed to stop
and render aid to the pedestrian as mandated by law.

Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and
transported the victim to a local hospital in critical
condition.

The suspect’s vehicle is described as a dark 4 door Mercedes
vehicle with black custom rims. The suspect is described as a bald,
dark skinned male weighing approximately 220 lbs, wearing a blue
NFL style jacket with gray pants and a gray hoodie.

On April 15, 2015, the City Council amended the Los Angeles
Administrative Code and created a Hit and Run Reward Program Trust
Fund. A reward of up to $50,000 is available to community members
who provide information leading to the offender’s identification,
apprehension, and conviction or resolution through a civil
compromise.

Anyone with information about this collision is asked to contact
LAPD Central Traffic Division detectives at (213) 833-3713. During
non-business hours or on weekends, please contact South Traffic
Division’s Watch Commander at (323) 421-2540 or 1-877-LAPD-24-7
(877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the
LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go
directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org.

Tipsters may also visit ww.lapdonline.org, and click on “Anonymous
Web Tips” under the “Get Involved-Crime Stoppers” menu to submit an
online tip. Lastly, tipsters may also download the “P3 Tips” mobile
application and select the LA Regional Crime Stoppers as their
local program.