Police in Venice are searching for the driver who took off after killing a pedestrian last week.
Neo Moroke, 23, was on a marked crosswalk near Washington and Lincoln Boulevards when a vehicle struck and killed him, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The crash happened around 1 or 2 a.m. on Sept. 20, police said.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died of his injuries.
The driver responsible for his death was traveling in a blue SUV that was last seen heading east on Washington Boulevard, according to police. As of Sunday, there are no new details on the driver or vehicle involved in the hit-and-run; there is no surveillance footage that was recorded in the area.
Anyone with information on the case is encouraged to contact LAPD’s Pacific Community Station at 310-482-6334.