LAPD Wants Your Help Solving Hit and Run
Streetsblog received the following email from LAPD Sgt. David Krumer:
The victim of a hit and run (car vs bicycle) on December 13, 2011 (case #110 718 955) as riding southbound on Curson crossing Pico with a fully green light. He was hit by a car traveling westbound on Pico at 40 to 50 miles an hour. He was thrown across the intersection and suffered broken bones in the hand and wrist as well as a fractured tibia and a torn PCL in the knee. The driver never braked or turned away. The injuries sustained are life changing and have confined the victim to a wheelchair for at least a few more months.
SUSPECT VEHICLE: 2007 Mercedes CL 550, 2Dr, CPLICENSE PLATE: 6EGY041SUSPECT: Male Black, Short Black Hair, late 20's
Anyone having information about the driver of suspect vehicle, or was a witness to the accident is asked to contact the Los Angeles Police Department West Traffic Division, Investigator Fischer at:4849 W. Venice Blvd. LA 90019, Phone number (213) 473-0229 orWest Traffic Division Watch Commander, Phone No. (213) 473-0222
You're probably wondering how the LAPD can have the license plate and not have the owner already in custody. Streetsblog has been assured that there are a lot of possible reasons, but that revealing which one could hamper the investigation.
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