A $50,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the driver responsible in a fatal hit-and-run collision in South Los Angeles will be announced Thursday by the Los Angeles Police Department
Video of the collision and suspects exiting their Porsche, removing items from trunk and fleeing, will be released at the 10 a.m. news conference.
The crash was reported at 9:20 p.m. July 5, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
A woman in her 30s was driving southbound on Figueroa Street in a Porsche Panamera when it collided with the victim’s vehicle, which was going eastbound on 91st Street, police said.
The driver of the Porsche, along with two female passengers, exited the vehicle and began removing items from the car, while a bystander recorded the scene on their cellphone and pleaded with the suspects to stop and check on Escobar, police said.
The victim was identified as Emerson Noel Escobar Gonzalez, according to the LAPD. He was trapped in the wreckage and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the LAFD.
Anyone with additional information regarding the fatal hit-and-run collision was urged to call South Traffic Division Detective Ryan Moreno or Officer Joseph Cha at 323-421-2500. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.