SYLMAR (CNS) – Police released a surveillance photo today of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in Sylmar, in hopes the image will generate tips leading to the driver.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded around 9 p.m. May 8 to the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Terra Bella Street, where a large silver pickup traveling at an “unsafe” speed had struck a pedestrian.
Police said the truck was last seen traveling northbound on Foothill toward Van Nuys Boulevard. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene.
The name of the pedestrian – a man in his 40s – was being withheld by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner pending notification of relatives.
The city has a standing reward offer of up to $50,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of a suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash.
Anyone with information regarding the crash was urged to contact LAPD Valley Traffic Division Detective Otrosina at 818-644-8036 or Officer Santos at 818-644-8024. Calls during non-business hours or weekends should be directed to 877-527-3247. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.