A 16-year-boy who was fatally struck by a hit-and-run motorist while riding a pocket bike in South Los Angeles was identified Monday.
The teen was struck at about 2 a.m. Sunday in the area of San Pedro and 99th streets, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The boy was riding northbound on San Pedro Street when he was struck by a dark-colored Toyota Corolla that was also going northbound, police said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
He was identified Monday as Hayden Leslie Neighbors by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.
The motorist who struck the teen got out the Toyota and fled the scene on foot. He was described as a heavy-set man in his 20s, but no further description was immediately available.