The Los Angeles Police Department is on the hunt for the driver who hit a man on his moped in downtown L.A. and then left the scene.
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Miguel Velazquez, 20, just left work and reportedly stopped at a red light on 3rd Street at Flower Street when the driver of a blue Mini Cooper came behind him at high speeds and collided with the back of the moped.
The LAPD is looking for the driver of a blue Mini Cooper who hit a 20-year-old man on a moped who was stopped at the intersection of 3rd Street and Flower at 12:35 a.m. on Aug. 14. The victim suffered serious injurieshttps://t.co/WIhwDT5sfX
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“Honestly I’m grateful to be alive,” he said. “That is the biggest blessing of this entire situation.”
According to Velazquez, he says he heard the car coming but it was coming so fast he couldn’t do anything to get out of the way. After being hit he said the Mini Cooper just took off without making sure he was ok. Miguel suffered serious injuries, including a broken wrist, a fractured wrist, and a bruised tailbone according to KTLA, and was sent to the hospital for treatment. He says he’s had to miss work as a server at a local Italian restaurant.
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The driver of the Mini Cooper is described by police as a man in his 40s, possibly Hispanic or Indian, with dark hair. The vehicle has a panoramic sunroof and likely front-end damage, police added. Miguel made eye contact with the driver whom he said had a look of “concern only for himself.”