South Los Angeles, CA: The heartbroken, grieving widow whose husband was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver, along with LAPD Detective Ryan Moreno at a press conference Thursday morning, pleaded for help from the public for information regarding the collision and identifying the suspect responsible.
“I don’t want you to do this again for another family to feel this pain,” Angelica Chavarria said though tears at the conference addressing the driver who took the life of her husband and father of their 2-year-old son.
The family of three was crossing eastbound 84th Street and Hoover Street in a marked crosswalk guided by a crossing guard around 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. As both northbound and southbound traffic stopped for the family to cross, a gray sedan driving at a high rate of speed traveling northbound on Hoover went into oncoming southbound lanes and as it was going to strike the family, the father saved his 2-year-old son by tossing him out of the path of the oncoming suspect vehicle, according to LAPD. The suspect fled northbound Hoover Street without stopping or rendering aid to the victims.
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Both mother and child were transported to a local hospital in stable condition, stated LAPD in a news release.
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.
Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact Detective Moreno, at 323-421-2500. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247).
Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call CrimeStoppers at 800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact CrimeStoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to lapdonline.org click on “webtips” and follow the prompts.