$25K Reward Offered For Mulholland Drive Hit & Run Driver

HOLLYWOOD HILLS, CA — A driver who plowed into a group of pedestrians in the Hollywood Hills remains at large, and police are asking for help finding the hit and run driver today.

Los Angele Police Department detectives put out a call for help Wednesday, advertising a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the hit and run driver. The driver injured several pedestrians including one person who was seriously injured.

The crash occurred at about 9 p.m. on Aug. 15 on Mulholland Drive near Outpost Drive, according to Officer Tony Im of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division.

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“A vehicle was traveling eastbound Mulholland Drive when it veered in a southeast direction, ran off the road, and collided with multiple pedestrians standing along the south curb,” Im said.

The driver of the vehicle left the scene without identifying themselves and providing medical attention, as required by law. The car was described as a four-door 2016-18 Honda Civic, black or dark gray. No description was available of the motorist.

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Anyone with information on the crime was urged to call the LAPD West Traffic Division at 213-473-0234 or 213-473-0222 and refer to LAPD report number 21-06-10494. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 877-LAPD-247. Tipsters may also call Crime Stoppers at 800-222- TIPS.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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