A 60-year-old man was struck and killed Monday in Boyle Heights by a hit-and-run motorist, who witnesses said might have been driving a dark gray BMW.
The BMW was going eastbound on Whittier Boulevard, just before Spence Street, when it hit the 60-year-old man a little after midnight while he was walking in the middle of the roadway, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
Paramedics took the man to Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, where he died.
LAPD Central Traffic Division detectives asked anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has information on the hit-and-run driver to call them at (213) 833-3713. Tipsters can also Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.
Tipsters who provide information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction and successful civil suit against the hit-and-run motorist may be eligible for rewards of up to $50,000 from the city’s new Hit and Run Reward Program Trust Fund.
–City News Service