Motorcyclist Killed By Hit-And-Run Vehicle In South Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA — A motorcyclist was struck and killed by a hit-and- run vehicle in South Los Angeles, authorities said Sunday.

The crash occurred at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the area of Avalon Boulevard and 68th Street, according to Officer Jason Lee of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Division.

A vehicle attempting to make a left turn from Avalon onto 68th Street struck the motorcyclist, who was going southbound on Avalon Boulevard, police said.

Paramedics pronounced the victim, a man in his 30s, dead at the scene. Police had no description of the suspect vehicle.

— City News Service