A 1-year-old child killed in a hit-and-run collision in Playa del Rey was identified Wednesday.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office determined the baby was Roger Sandoval Farias.
Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 4:34 a.m. Sunday to a collision in the 6800 Vista Del Mar Avenue, just south of Culver Boulevard and a couple of blocks from the ocean. Authorities said a blue 5-series BMW was headed northbound on Vista Del Mar Avenue when it was struck by the southbound Jeep, which crossed over into oncoming traffic.
A 25-year-old man who also died in the collision was Osvaldo Sandoval Amaya.
Two critically injured victims — a woman who was about 30 years old and the child — and one other person who was in the BMW were taken to a hospital, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
The driver fled the scene on foot and was last seen running northbound on Vista Del Mar, leaving behind a white Jeep Cherokee at the location, Eisenman added.
KTLA5 reported that Amaya was the dead child’s uncle. His brother — the child’s father — and sister were the other adults injured in the crash, the station reported.
Anyone with information about the collision or the suspect driver was urged to contact the LAPD’s West Traffic Division detectives at 213-473-0234. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can submit information through Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or at lacrimestoppers.org.