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Mat George, podcast host, killed in hit-and-run at 26
The Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement that the hit-and-run occurred in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles around 2:20 a.m. on Saturday. Police say George, one host of the popular podcast She Rates Dogs, was killed in a hit-and-run on Saturday. Mat George/Twitter July 18, 2021 | 7:56 PM
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Mat George, the 26-year-old co-host of the podcast “She Rates Dogs” known for his humorous takes on dating, pop culture and his identity as a gay man, was struck and killed by a car in Los Angeles on Saturday in what the authorities called a hit-and-run.
Mat George, co-host of the
She Rates Dogs podcast, has passed away after being involved in a hit-and-run incident in Los Angeles early Saturday morning, CBS Los Angeles reports. He was 26.
George was walking in an unmarked crosswalk in the neighborhood of Beverly Grove at about 2:20 a.m. when he was struck by a white BMW before driving away.
She Rates Dogs podcast co-host Michaela Okland confirmed his death via Twitter. “I would rather you guys here this from me than a news article. Mat was killed in a hit and run,” she wrote. “I don’t really have any other words right now. I wish I could contact everybody who knows him personally but the news is already out and I just can’t do it right now.”