Driver Flees After Killing 88-Year-Old Pedestrian
Police were searching Friday for the driver of a car that fatally struck an 88-year-old man and fled.
Eddie Dee Johnson was crossing the street in the 8400 block of Central Avenue about 8:45 p.m. Thursday when the car hit him, throwing him onto the hood.
The car was a black or dark green 1982 Toyota Celica Supra with the license plate 4RUH487, police said.
Investigators have been unable to find the car or its owner.
Anyone with information is asked to call Dets. Felix Padilla or Mike Farrell at (213) 485-7336, or, after hours, at (877) LAWFULL.
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