Hit-and-run crashes remain a tragic epidemic on modern roads, especially for vulnerable cyclists on busy city streets. Just this week, the Los Angeles Police Department apprehended a driver following a devastating and entirely preventable collision that claimed the life of a senior citizen.
According to local news reports, the fatal crash occurred around 6:40 a.m. on Friday near the bustling intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Vermont Avenue in Koreatown. A 73-year-old woman was legally riding her bicycle within a designated crosswalk when tragedy struck.
Police state that a white Dodge Ram traveling east on Olympic Boulevard was attempting to make a right turn onto southbound Vermont Avenue when the massive truck violently collided with the cyclist.
The Driver Fled The Scene
Instead of doing the right thing and immediately calling an ambulance, the driver made a poor and callous decision. Reports indicate the suspect briefly stopped, reversed the truck, and then fled eastbound on Olympic Boulevard toward Menlo Avenue without ever identifying themselves or rendering aid to the downed rider…