City Council Offers $50K Reward For Driver In Hit-And-Run Case
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A $50,000 reward was announced Tuesday for information helping police find a hit-and-run motorist whose vehicle struck and injured a woman so badly that her legs had to be amputated.
Irma Rodriguez, 59, was injured about 8:40 a.m. Aug. 11 on Long Beach Avenue north of 40th Place, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Rodriguez was standing behind her vehicle, which was stopped at the location, when she was struck by a northbound vehicle, police said. The driver of the vehicle did not stop. A description of the vehicle was not immediately
released.
The reward was offered by the Los Angeles City Council for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the motorist.
Anyone with more information on the case was urged to call LAPD Central Traffic Division
detectives, (213) 972-1840; or (877) LAPD-24-7.
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