Motorcyclist killed by hit-and-run driver in Northridge

A motorcyclist was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Northridge late Friday. 

It happened at around 10:10 p.m. near Tampa Avenue and Plummer Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. 

Investigators were told that the victim was heading eastbound on Tampa Avenue when he was hit by a car driving south on Plummer Street. 

The driver, only described by witnesses as a man, continued to flee in the same direction without stopping. 

Paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department pronounced the victim dead at the scene. 

On Monday, the Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner identified the victim as 32-year-old Arleta resident Erik Navarro.

LAPD's West Traffic Division is handling the investigation and anyone who may know more was urged to contact them.