The pedestrian killed in Los Angeles, California, in an auto-pedestrian collision was identified as Joe Baines, 50. The Los Angeles Police Department revealed the man’s name in updated accident reports on Tuesday, August 18th.
The LAPD said that the incident occurred last Wednesday, August 12th, along the 200-block of West 60th Street. Officers said that around 11:50 p.m., a vehicle ran over Baines. When paramedics arrived at the scene, they found the man lying on the south alley of the roadway between Main Street and Broadway.
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Police said that Baines later succumbed to his wounds, and the driver involved fled the scene and didn’t render help to the victim. The motorist and his car remain at large. Anyone with information on the individual or the vehicle involved should contact the LAPD Central Traffic Division Detectives or the Central Traffic Division Watch Commander on the listed lines.
Motor vehicle accidents are not usually planned by those involved, and the fright it brings causes most motorists to leave the scene. Doing the latter amounts to an offense of hit-and-run under the California Vehicle Code.
Prosecutors try the offense as a misdemeanor or felony, depending on the facts of each case. They must prove that the offender operated a motor vehicle, struck a person with it, and fled the scene without calling for help or staying back to assist an injured person. If the victim dies, the driver will face a vehicular manslaughter charge and a lengthier punishment.
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