The pickup truck driver suspected of being responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed two bicyclists in Chatsworth was identified Wednesday.
The crash was reported at about 7:10 p.m. Tuesday at Plummer Street and Lurline Avenue, where a 2006 red Toyota Tacoma driven by Nelson Rodriguez struck and killed a female bicyclist in her 30s and a male bicyclist in his 50s, who were also traveling westbound on Plummer Street, police said.
Rodriguez fled the scene in the pickup truck and was involved in several other collisions with vehicles and property and ultimately struck a wall on Knapp Street, west of De Soto Avenue, police said.
The 58-year-old Chatsworth resident was detained by witnesses until police arrived at the site of the last collision and arrested Rodriguez on suspicion of murder.
The victims died at the scene and have not been identified pending notification to their next-of-kin. Rodriguez was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries.
Anyone with information about this traffic collision is asked to call the LAPD’s Valley Traffic Division at 818-644-8116 or Officer Martinez at 818-644-8022.