Los Angeles, CA – Hit and Run Accident on Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA (December 17, 2018) – The pedestrian who was killed on Sunset Boulevard on Saturday night shortly after 10:00 during a hit and run car crash has been identified as 39-year-old Jeffrey Cook.
The fatal accident took place just east of Beverly Glen Boulevard in Los Angeles County. Cook was attempting to cross the road mid-block when he was struck by a vehicle headed east. Cook is believed to have been a vagrant. Local firefighters, who arrived promptly on the scene found the victim lying in the roadway where he had died of his injuries. The driver who struck Cook fled the scene instead of stopping and waiting for the authorities as required by law.
No further information about the hit and run driver is available at this time. Police are currently attempting to locate the suspect. Anyone with information is urged to contact Los Angeles police at 877-527-3247 or submit anonymous tips to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
Hit and Run Accidents in California
The term ‘hit and run’ is applied to a situation wherein an automobile accident that happens when the driver causes damage, injury, or death to another person or another vehicle and then leaves the scene of the accident without waiting to report it to the proper authorities or exchanging proper information with the other drivers involved. Hit and run accidents are extremely complicated to deal with. Not only is there often very little evidence left at the scene of these sorts of accidents and usually, but there are also no witnesses to the accident either. It can be particularly frustrating to know figure out was at fault and what events lead up to the accident.
If you or a family member has been injured in an auto accident that was caused by a hit and run driver, then you need to reach out to one of the personal injury attorneys here at the Los Angeles Injury Group. We have the experience and the legal know-how to help ensure that you do not experience financial ruin due to another party’s negligence. For a free consultation with one of our attorneys, give us a call at 310-954-7248 and see what we might be able to do for you.
