LOS ANGELES—A 26-year-old woman was killed June 3 when her car rear-ended a big rig in Sun Valley, whose driver failed to stop, police said.
The victim’s 2015 Nissan Versa was traveling northbound on Lankershim Boulevard approaching Cayuga Avenue at 3:55 a.m. Saturday when it rear-ended the big rig, which had a white cabin and dark-colored trailer, according to a statement by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
“The force of the collision caused the Versa to continue in a northeast direction causing it to roll over,” the statement said. “The hit-and-run driver in the trailer truck failed to stop, identify themselves, or attempt to render aid and was last seen northbound [on] Lankershim Boulevard from Cayuga Avenue. ”
Paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
No other injuries were reported.
A reward of up to $50,000 is available to people who provide information leading to an offender’s identification, arrest, and conviction or resolution through civil compromise in a fatal hit-and-run accident.
