LOS ANGELES, CA : Bicyclist killed by hit-and-run driver at dangerous South LA intersection on Tuesday, 27th August 2024

Authorities were investigating after a bicyclist was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of South Los Angeles overnight.

Investigators with the California Highway Patrol said officers responded to the scene on the 7900 block of Alameda Street, where a man riding a BMX bike was struck by a wrong-way driver.

Los Angeles County Fire paramedics pronounced the victim dead after being struck on the sidewalk near the intersection of Alameda and Nadeau streets just after 1 a.m. Wednesday.

Investigators said the driver was going in the wrong direction on Alameda Street when the vehicle jumped the sidewalk and struck the bicyclist before speeding off. A gray and black backpack and a cell phone belonging to the victim were also found near the bright green bike.


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