A hit-and-run motorist fleeing the scene of a collision on the Hollywood (101) Freeway Friday crashed the vehicle a short time later in the Westlake area of Los Angeles and died.
Paramedics were sent to the 2600 block of West Temple Street, near Benton Way, about 7:45 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The motorist was pronounced dead at a hospital, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Information on the person’s identity was not immediately available.