Severe Hit-and-Run / $25,000 Reward Offered NA22088ml

WHAT:
Press Conference (Releasing Video of Hit-and-Run & images of suspect’s vehicle)

WHEN:
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
10:00 a.m.

WHERE:
South Traffic Division (Parking Lot)
4125 Crenshaw Boulevard
Los Angeles 90018

WHO:
Police Officer II Luis Herrera, South Traffic Division, CIFU
Detective III Ryan Moreno, South Traffic Division, CIFU

WHY:
On October 1, 2022, a female pedestrian (Elsa Zelaya) and her 3-year-old child (Dominick Zelaya) were crossing the street on Broadway and 80th St when a black compact SUV traveling northbound Broadway at a high rate of speed crashed into them. Three-year old Dominick Zelaya was launched airborne after being struck, causing him to have a secondary collision with the roadway. The driver of the small SUV fled the scene northbound at a high rate of speed without stopping, rendering aid or identifying him/herself.

Elsa sustained minor injuries while Dominick sustained severe life-threatening injuries. Dominick recently underwent surgery and is currently being monitored at Children’s Hospital.

We’re releasing video/images of the suspect’s vehicle and announcing the $25,000 reward for any information leading to the identity, arrest and conviction of the person responsible for striking severely injuring Dominick Zelaya and his mother Elsa Zelaya.

CONTACT:
For additional information, please contact Detective Dolores Chavez or Officer Luis Herrera, South Traffic Division at (323) 421-2500. You may also submit an anonymous tip through www.lacrimestoppers.org.