Authorities Thursday identified a woman killed in an apparent hit-and-run in Indio last week and renewed their request for witnesses to come forward, or for business owners to share surveillance footage. Police received a call about 2:30 a.m. Feb. 3 that a body was found near the roadway on Highway 111 west of Clinton Street, […]
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California Highway Patrol investigators Tuesday released a description of a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian in Lake Elsinore, hoping someone might come forward with information that leads to the apprehension of the driver. CHP Officer Mike Lassig said the deadly hit-and-run occurred about 9:15 p.m. Friday in the 16000 block of Grand Avenue, […]
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A motorist who ran over and fatally injured a 46-year-old pedestrian in Hemet was at large Monday, and authorities sought the public’s help finding the suspect. The hit-and-run happened about 7:40 p.m. Friday in the 3200 block of Warley Road, near Johnston Avenue, according to the Hemet Police Department. Sgt. Gabriel Gomez said James Gauthier […]
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A $50,000 reward was being offered for information leading to the arrest of the hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor in the Valley Village neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. Gennady Bolotsky was hit by a white pickup with a camper shell as he was walking his beloved dog Leela at Magnolia Boulevard […]
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The California Highway Patrol officers investigating the weekend hit-and-run death of a pedestrian on Interstate 10 in Indio put out a call Tuesday for witnesses. The body of Jesus Francisco Torres, 39, of Coachella was found on the westbound I-10 between Jefferson and Washington streets by California Highway Patrol officers who responded just after 1 […]
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A construction worker who was just beginning his workday was fatally run over by a driver who fled in downtown Los Angeles and this afternoon the police asked the public to help find the person responsible. The accident happened at the intersection of Bonnie Brae and Sixth Streets, shortly after 6 a.m. A surveillance camera […]
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An arrest has been made in the hit-and-run death of a 21-year-old college student at a Redondo Beach intersection. Leila Gonzalez, 21, of Bell, was arrested early Monday afternoon and booked on suspicion of felony hit-and-run in connection with the death of Angelina Calderon Pinedo, according to the Redondo Beach Police Department. Pinedo, of Rosemead, was […]
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A repeat DUI offender who struck and fatally injured a pedestrian in Desert Hot Springs is facing 15 years to life in state prison. Michael Bettasso 41, of Yucca Valley, is slated to be sentenced in February for the July 2, 2016, crash that killed 63-year-old Richard Helton of Desert Hot Springs. Jurors deliberated for […]
