Los Angeles Man Dies After Being Struck By 3 Separate Hit-And-Run Drivers While Crossing Street
A man’s life was sadly cut short after he was struck by three separate hit-and-run drivers who all fled the scene after colliding with him while he was crossing a street. Now police are appealing to the public for help in finding the perpetrators.
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According to ABC News, the incident occurred at approximately 7:39 p.m. in the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Florence. 50-year-old Jose Fuentes was crossing a street when a motorcycle traveling northbound collided with him, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. LAPD released video showing Fuentes lying on the ground after being struck by the motorcycle as it sped away. Just seconds later, Fuentes was then hit by a white sedan which also fled the scene after the collision, according to ABC News’ Los Angeles station KABC.
Fuentes was subsequently hit a third time following the motorcycle and the white sedan. Police did not release any information on that vehicle or a possible description of the fleeing suspect. However, they noted that not one of the three vehicles stopped after striking Fuentes.
“Nobody stopped and helped out Mr. Fuentes as he lied there,” said LAPD Detective Ryan Moreno is a statement in front of the press. “The guy on the motorcycle, he kind of went out onto the street, maybe [he could have] stopped to block traffic and prevented even the second or third collision from happening. But he elected to get on his motorcycle and took off and left and fled the scene,” the news site quotes.
Authorities are now looking for all three suspect. While they don’t have specific description details on them, they were only able to say that they are looking for a dark colored sports bike being driven by a man as well as a white colored sedan.
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