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The city of Los Angeles is now offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the apprehension and conviction of the hit-and-run motorist who struck and killed a pedestrian in the Harbor-Gateway area of Los Angeles.
Jung Taek Nam, 72, of Gardena was crossing Vermont Avenue at Francisco Street in a crosswalk at 5:30 a.m. Jan. 7 when he was hit by a car, according to police and the coroner’s office. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The car was described as a dark blue or purple 2011-2014 Dodge Challenger. No description of the motorist was released.
Anyone with information on the case was urged to call the Los Angeles Police Department‘s South Traffic Division at (323) 421-2500, or (877) LAPD- 247.
— City News Service