Suspect in Hit-And-Run Ditches Car at Casino Before Being Arrested in Larchmont
A man suspected of fatally striking a pedestrian in East Los Angeles ditched his car at a casino before being arrested over a dozen miles away from the scene.
California Highway Patrol confirmed that the vehicle struck the victim just before 11 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Atlantic and Olympic boulevards in East L.A.
The male driver then fled the scene.
Authorities eventually tracked the man’s mangled red Toyota Celica to Commerce Casino and Hotel, just over a mile-and-a-half from the collision site. The driver, however, was nowhere to be found.
Further investigation by CHP found that the man had traveled to a residence in the 700 block of North Manhattan Place in the greater Larchmont area, about 14 miles away from the original crash site.
He was taken into custody around 1:10 a.m. Wednesday.
Video footage obtained by Key News Network shows the driver being questioned and taking a field sobriety test before being put in handcuffs.
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