(L.A.) Edward De Arce, 52, Died in a Hospital
Case Number: 2025-11727
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 52-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.
The coroner’s office identified the man as Edward De Arce.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death A: Massive Blunt-Force Trauma
Cause of Death B: Bicycle Collision with Motor Vehicle
RIP EDWARD DE ARCE (August 11, 1972 – July 21, 2025)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday.
The incident happened at around 10:50 a.m.
Authorities are searching for the driver of a vehicle that fled the scene of a collision that left a bicyclist fatally injured on a street in North Hollywood late Monday night.
Los Angeles Police Department officers and Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded to a fatal traffic collision involving a bicyclist and a hit-and-run driver around 10:54 p.m. in the 7800 block of Lankershim Boulevard.
First responders found the bicyclist in grave condition and transported him to a nearby trauma center, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Brian, a witness to the tragic incident that ultimately killed his friend, spoke to Key News Network on camera and said that he and a friend were crossing the street when they noticed what appeared to be a 4-door truck speeding down from McDonald’s toward them. Brian said he was walking in the first lane, and his friend was riding his bike in the second lane when the truck struck his friend, throwing him around 10 to 15 feet into the air. While his friend was on the ground, the truck kept speeding down the street. Brian indicated the truck’s direction with his arm as he spoke to KNN.
Brian then turned his attention to his injured friend, who was bleeding from the back of his head. He called 911 after checking his friend’s pulse and found it to be weak. He performed CPR on his friend, attempting to save his life; however, Brian said he was “touch and go” at that point.
The SUV just kept going, Brian told KNN. He described the vehicle as a four-door silver truck with tinted windows. According to Brian, the front of the bumper was already damaged, and he estimated the truck was traveling at approximately 80 miles per hour.
North Hollywood: The Los Angeles Police Department, Valley Traffic Detectives (VTD) are investigating a hit-and-run traffic collision that killed a man in his 50’s.
On July 21, 2025, around 10:50 p.m., a white pickup truck was traveling southbound on Lankershim Boulevard when it struck a bicyclist crossing Lankershim Boulevard, south of Arminta Street, outside of a crosswalk. The driver of the pickup truck continued southbound on Lankershim Boulevard without stopping to identify themselves or render aid as required by law.
The Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and transported the bicyclist to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. He is described as a 52-year-old white male. His name is being withheld pending identification and notification of next of kin by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.
Motorists are reminded that if they become involved in a collision, they should pull over and stop as soon as it is safe to do so, notify emergency services, and remain at the scene to identify themselves.
On April 15, 2015, the City Council amended the Los Angeles Administrative Code and created a Hit-and-Run Reward Program Trust Fund. A reward of up to $50,000 is available to community members that provide information leading to the offender’s identification, apprehension, and conviction or resolution through a civil compromise.