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Police on Tuesday sought public help to find a hit-and-run motorist responsible for critically injuring a pedestrian just south of downtown Los Angeles on Monday night.
Carlos Cuellar, 54, of Los Angeles was walking across Central Avenue at 23rd Street about 10:30 p.m. when he was hit by a southbound car, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
Cuellar was taken to a hospital in critical condition with head and body injuries, police said.
Witnesses told police the vehicle that hit Cuellar was a black, older- model Honda Accord with four doors. There was no description of the driver.
Anyone with information on the case was urged to call Detective Felix Padilla, (213) 486-0753; the Central Traffic Division detective office, (213) 833-3713; the watch commander, (213) 486-8344; or (877) LAPD-247.
— City News Service