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Hit-and-run victim found dead in road in North Hollywood 

Editor’s note: This article was updated to correct the age range and gender of the victim.

The search is on for a driver who fatally struck a pedestrian and fled the scene in North Hollywood early Sunday morning. 


According to preliminary information from the Los Angeles Police Department, the collision occurred on Lankershim Boulevard around 3:55 a.m. 

Officers were dispatched to the area on calls of a body on Lankershim just south of Valerio Street, authorities said, and upon arriving at the scene, located the pedestrian lying in the roadway. 

A canopy is seen at the scene of a deadly hit-and-run in North Hollywood on Nov. 5, 2023.

The victim, identified by police as a Hispanic male in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

No information on a suspect or description of a vehicle was immediately available.