Recent Streetsblog LA posts about hit and run

An Open Letter to ABC 7 Concerning Their Coverage of a Hit and Run Crash That Killed Andy Shah

By Damien Newton | Oct 9, 2013 | 8 Comments

(The following letter was sent to Streetsblog with the understanding that we would publish it by the friends and family of Anand “Andy” Shah. Shah passed away after being struck in a hit and run crash in September. The LAPD is still looking for information about the driver who caused the collision. The only edit […]

Hit-and-Run in Boyle Heights Forever Changes Lives in an Instant

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 18, 2013 | 48 Comments

She must have been traveling really fast, they speculated. People tend to fly along the bridge at Cesar Chavez as it is — it can be an uneasy ride for a cyclist, day or night. But she must have really been flooring it. “We didn’t even have a chance to call ‘car back,'” said Jose […]

Damian Kevitt Back on a Bike as Hit and Run Bill Moves to Senate Floor

By Damien Newton | Sep 3, 2013 | No Comments

On February 17, Damian Kevitt was struck by a mini-van in Griffith Park while riding his bicycle. Kevitt was caught on the hood until the driver took off towards an I-5 ramp. Kevitt was sucked under the car and dragged for over 600 feet. His life was spared, in part because an alert driver used […]

20/20 Gives Cover to LAPD on Hit-and-Runs, Reminds Advocates Why Mainstream Journalism Can’t Cover Hit and Runs

By Damien Newton | Aug 26, 2013 | 2 Comments

ABC’s 20/20 news magazine focused Friday’s episode on the dangers of driving and did so in one of the most ham-handed ways possible. “Highway to Hell” was remarkable for many reasons, but the kicker was the love letter from 20/20 to the LAPD for its response to our local hit-and-run crisis. After a bizarre two-part […]

Did City Admit Culpability in Boardwalk Hit and Run by Calling for Traffic Bollards?

By Damien Newton | Aug 8, 2013 | 1 Comment

For the most part, Council Member Mike Bonin and the City of Los Angeles have received high marks for their response to Saturday evening’s vehicular attack on the Venice Boardwalk. However, following Tuesday’s vote to install temporary bollards to physically block vehicular access to the Boardwalk, a rumble began that the city may have erred. […]

Support the United Riders of South L.A. as They Ride in Gardena this Weekend (UPDATED)

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 6, 2013 | 1 Comment

If you’ve followed this blog at all recently, you’re probably familiar with the disturbing video showing some of our favorite South L.A. superheroes — the East Side Riders and Los Ryderz — getting pulled over, frisked, and handed bogus tickets while on a memorial bike ride for Benjamin Torres. Torres was killed in a hit-and-run […]

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