‘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.
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Podcaster and Arizona State University graduate Mat George died in a hit-and-run accident in Los Angeles early Saturday morning, according to his co-host.
City News Service reported that George, 26, was struck by a white BMW at approximately 2:20 a.m. while walking in an unmarked crosswalk in the Beverly Grove neighborhood. George was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle did not stop or notify emergency services, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, which identified the victim simply as a 26-year-old Arizona resident.
“Mat was killed in a hit and run last night,” his co-host Michaela Okland confirmed in a tweet. “I don’t really have any other words right now.”
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