El Monte PD Releases Sketch Of Man Wanted In Connection With Fatal Hit-And-Run
EL MONTE (CBSLA) — The El Monte Police Department Tuesday released a sketch of a man wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run.
UPDATE: An update to an investigation we are seeking the public's help on. We have updated our special bulletin to include a sketch of the suspect in this deadly hit and run. Your help is appreciated.
Posted by El Monte Police Department on Tuesday, March 2, 2021
The suspected driver is described as a 5-foot-10 Asian male weighing approximately 175 pounds between the ages of 30 and 40 with black hair and brown eyes.
According to police, the suspect was driving a black Toyota Tacoma at about 7 p.m. Feb. 20 when he struck a motorcyclist, identified as 56-year-old John Spata, near the intersection of Peck and Lower Azusa roads.
Spata was taken to a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries.
Anyone with information about the fatal crash is asked to call police at 626-580-2100.