Driver hit senior in Hollywood, then appeared to run over them again
The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver of a car that struck an elderly woman twice in Hollywood on Saturday, severely injuring her before fleeing without stopping to help or identify themselves.
The vehicle, which appears to be a black 2004-10 Pontiac sedan with rear tinted windows and no front license plate, hit a pedestrian along Cole Avenue just north of Santa Monica Boulevard just after 6:30 p.m., police said on X, formerly Twitter.
Surveillance video shows the car smashing into the pedestrian, then shifting into reverse without ever coming to a stop.
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The car then turns around on Cole Avenue and drives back over the spot where the senior appeared to have fallen before fleeing the scene.
Police did not identify the victim except as an 84-year-old woman who was “severely injured” and remains in serious condition, but her family identified her to KTLA as Raquel Godoy.
The Los Angeles Police Department shared this image of a vehicle that struck and injured a senior in Hollywood on May 18, 2024. Raquel Godoy is seen in an undated photo provided by her family. Raquel Godoy is seen in an undated photo provided by her family.
Godoy suffered multiple fractures to her pelvis, broke her clavicle and ribs, and has a break in her foot as well, her family said.
She underwent surgery on Monday to install plates and screws, and she’s wearing a neck brace to restrict movement that could further injure her collarbone and ribs.
It remains to be seen if she’ll need more surgery for fractures in her spine near her neck.
A reward of up to $25,000 is available for anyone with information that can help track down the driver.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 213-473-0234 or 213-473-0222.
On nights or weekends, call 1-877-LAPD-247 (527-3247).
To report information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org.
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