Suspected drunk driver on electric scooter hits, kills 91-year-old California man
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A 91-year-old man died after being hit by a suspected drunken driver riding a rented electric scooter with a passenger on the back, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement.
The crash occurred Saturday night along northbound Lincoln Boulevard in the Venice neighborhood, police said.
The victim was walking on the east sidewalk when the scooter struck him, leading him to fall to the pavement and hit his head, according to police.
A 29-year-old electric scooter rider is facing possible DUI and other charges involving a collision on a Venice sidewalk with a 91-year-old pedestrian who suffered a fatal head injury, police said.
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A $25,000 reward is available for people who have information leading to the suspect. (Shutterstock)
VENICE, CA Authorities are offering a $25,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of a suspect involved in a hit-and-run in Venice that left a pedestrian with critical injuries.
A driver in a white car heading southbound on Lincoln Boulevard approaching Venice Boulevard, crashed into a pedestrian walking eastbound across Lincoln Boulevard around 4:35 a.m. May 8, according to Los Angeles Police Department s West Traffic Division detectives.
No further vehicle information was released.
Subscribe The driver of the vehicle fled the location without identifying themselves or rendering aid as required by law, officials said.
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