Recent Streetsblog LA posts about hit and run

A memorial for Anna Lynelle Graves stands at 98th and Vermont. Graves was killed there in a hit-and-run on August 20. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: the Human Toll of Hit-and-Runs

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 3, 2019 | 3 Comments

Our streets are full of too many memorials.

Widow of hit-and-run victim Francisco Hernandez Rivas being interviewed this morning. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Deadly Father’s Day Hit-and-Run Suspect Caught after Fleeing to Mexico

By Joe Linton | Aug 27, 2019 | No Comments

This morning the LAPD announced details on the capture of hit-and-run suspect Maritza Lara, who allegedly, driving under the influence, killed Francisco Hernández Rivas.

The intersection at 98th and Vermont where 58-year-old Anna Graves was killed Tuesday night. [Source: Google maps]

Paint Is Not Protection: 58-year-old Woman Killed in Horrific Hit-and-Run at Vermont and 98th

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 23, 2019 | 17 Comments

Paint and signage suggesting a pedestrian can expect a safe crossing where drivers regularly hit well above 40 miles an hour is not just negligence, it's criminal. Especially at night.

Roberto Díaz recovers after being hit and dragged nearly half a mile on the night of August 6 in South L.A.

Events this Weekend Draw Attention to Gruesome Hit-and-Run that Left Teen Severely Injured

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 21, 2019 | 1 Comment

After packing his purchases from the market at 37th and Maple into his backpack on the night of August 6, 15-year-old Roberto Díaz hopped on his bike, heading home to meet the friend that he’d just sent on ahead a minute earlier. One might expect Maple to be pretty quiet, traffic-wise, in that section of […]

Beverly Owens Addison holds the photo of her son, Frederick "Woon" Frazier, at a rally last July calling for the prosecution of the woman who left him to die in the street in April of 2018. Charges against driver Mariah Banks were finally filed this week, on April 3. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

A Year after Losing Her Only Son in a Hit-and-Run, a Mother Wonders when Justice Will Be Served

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 6, 2019 | 2 Comments

“I’m about to go out here, I’m bout to ride my bike. I’m bout to have me a good day,” he said, smiling. “I feel good today, Momma. Man, I’m free.”

Finally: Charges Filed Against Driver that Killed Frederick “Woon” Frazier in Hit-and-Run

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 5, 2019 | No Comments

The call Beverly Owens Addison had been waiting for finally came yesterday afternoon. Mariah Banks, age 24, would be charged with vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run for causing the death of Ms. Beverly’s only son, 22-year-old Frederick “Woon” Frazier. Together, the charges will allow the DA to seek a maximum penalty of as many as […]

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