Suspect in fatal hit-and-run ditches car at casino before being arrested in Los Angeles

Will Conybeare
·2 min read

A man suspected of fatally striking a pedestrian in East Los Angeles ditched his car at a casino before being arrested over a dozen miles away from the scene, authorities said.

A CHP spokesperson confirmed to KTLA that the vehicle struck the victim – who has not been identified – just before 11 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Atlantic and Olympic boulevards in East L.A.

The male driver then fled the scene, the spokesperson said.

Authorities eventually tracked the man’s mangled red Toyota Celica down to Commerce Casino and Hotel, just over a mile-and-a-half from the collision site, however, the driver was nowhere to be found.

  • Authorities eventually tracked the man’s mangled red Toyota Celica down to Commerce Casino and Hotel, just over a mile-and-a-half from the collision site, however, the driver was nowhere to be found. (KNN)
    Authorities eventually tracked the man’s mangled red Toyota Celica down to Commerce Casino and Hotel, just over a mile-and-a-half from the collision site, however, the driver was nowhere to be found. (KNN)
  • Authorities eventually tracked the man’s mangled red Toyota Celica down to Commerce Casino and Hotel, just over a mile-and-a-half from the collision site, however, the driver was nowhere to be found. (KNN)
    Authorities eventually tracked the man’s mangled red Toyota Celica down to Commerce Casino and Hotel, just over a mile-and-a-half from the collision site, however, the driver was nowhere to be found. (KNN)
  • Authorities eventually tracked the man’s mangled red Toyota Celica down to Commerce Casino and Hotel, just over a mile-and-a-half from the collision site, however, the driver was nowhere to be found. (KNN)
    Authorities eventually tracked the man’s mangled red Toyota Celica down to Commerce Casino and Hotel, just over a mile-and-a-half from the collision site, however, the driver was nowhere to be found. (KNN)

Further investigation by CHP found that the man had traveled to a residence in the 700 block of North Manhattan Place in Larchmont, about 14 miles away from the original crash site.

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He was taken into custody around 1:10 a.m. Wednesday, CHP said. Video footage obtained by KTLA shows the driver being questioned and taking a field sobriety test before being put in handcuffs.

  • Video footage obtained by KTLA shows the driver being questioned and taking a field sobriety test before being put in handcuffs. (KNN)
    Video footage obtained by KTLA shows the driver being questioned and taking a field sobriety test before being put in handcuffs. (KNN)
  • Video footage obtained by KTLA shows the driver being questioned and taking a field sobriety test before being put in handcuffs. (KNN)
    Video footage obtained by KTLA shows the driver being questioned and taking a field sobriety test before being put in handcuffs. (KNN)
  • Video footage obtained by KTLA shows the driver being questioned and taking a field sobriety test before being put in handcuffs. (KNN)
    Video footage obtained by KTLA shows the driver being questioned and taking a field sobriety test before being put in handcuffs. (KNN)

The man’s identity has not been released.

The CHP spokesperson could not confirm all the charges against the driver.

Alexis Lewis contributed to this report.

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