A hit-and-run suspect behind the wheel of a Jeep was ejected from the vehicle as the driver attempted get away from Los Angeles Wednesday.
Details are limited and it’s unclear exactly how the pursuit and ensuing crash unfolded, though officers with the L.A. Police Department to the area of Kenmore Boulevard and Beverly Avenue in Koreatown on reports of the hit-and-run sometime around 6:30 p.m., LAPD said.
At the scene of the crash, aerial footage captured by Sky5 and footage posted to the Citizen App show a heavy presence of police with a large portion of both streets cordoned off by yellow crime scene tape.
The Jeep, which did not have front driver’s side or passenger side doors was seen with damage to the rear door and the passenger side, which may have happened prior to the crash into one parked vehicle that slammed into a dark-colored pickup truck parked in front of it.
Medical personnel with the L.A. Fire Department responded to the scene and took the suspect to the hospital by ambulance, though the person’s condition was unknown.
Authorities did not provide any information on the hit-and-run victim, and it is unknown if they suffered any injuries.
Preliminary, though unconfirmed reports, suggest the hit-and-run suspect may have been a female, though police have not confirmed that detail.
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