‘She Rates Dogs’ podcast co-host Mat George dies at 26 after hit-and-run in LA
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Mat George, the co-host of the “She Rates Dogs” podcast, died after being struck by a vehicle in Los Angeles on July 17.
What happened: George was walking southbound on Croft Avenue around 2:20 a.m. when a white BMW traveling eastbound on Beverly Boulevard hit the comedian, according to the LAPD.
The driver of the car did not stop, give aid to the victim or identify themselves, which is required by law in California.
Authorities arrived to give medical attention to George, but he died at the scene.
LAPD Hunt For Hit-And-Run Driver
LOS ANGELES Detectives of the Central Traffic Division of the Los Angeles Police Department are in need of the public’s assistance with details that would help in the identification and arrest of the driver for a hit-and run that left a 51-year-old man injured.
According the LAPD newsroom page, on February 21, around 10:15 a.m., Central Traffic officers responded to a hit and run traffic that occurred in the 1100 block of E. 49th Street. The pedestrian was struck by a car as he was crossing the street near his home. The driver of the vehicle failed to stop and did not provide aid as required by California law.