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Driver sought in deadly hit-and-run crash on Los Angeles’ Westside

Police respond to a fatal hit-and-run crash in the Sawtelle neighborhood on Feb. 13, 2024. (KTLA)

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who left a man to die in the Sawtelle neighborhood of Los Angeles Tuesday night.

The crash was reported shortly after 11 p.m. in the 1900 block of Beloit Avenue.


A driver traveling northbound on Beloit hit the pedestrian as he was crossing the street, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told KTLA.

The victim, identified as a man between 30 and 35 years old, was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

After the crash, the driver fled the area in an unknown direction.

No description of the vehicle or the driver was available.

KTLA’s Alexis Lewis contributed to this report.