An 85-year-old man succumbed to his injuries after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Reseda on Friday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The man was crossing Saticoy Street near Garden Grove Avenue at about 2:45 when he was struck by a white, four-door, “possibly newer model Hyundai Accent” traveling east, police said.
The driver continued without stopping to help the man, who was taken by the Los Angeles Fire Department to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The victim has not been publicly identified, pending notification of next of kin.
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