BUENA PARK, Calif. (KABC) — Police in Buena Park are searching for a suspect who hit and killed a pedestrian before taking off and abandoning the car.<\/p>\n
The hit-and-run crash happened around 1:50 a.m. Monday near the intersection of Beach and Artesia boulevards. Eyewitness News obtained surveillance video that captured the collision.<\/p>\n
The video shows a man walking across the street at Artesia Boulevard, heading west, when a driver going south on Beach Boulevard, who had a green light, crashed into the man. The victim was sent flying down the road, and police said the driver fled the scene instead of stopping.<\/p>\n
In the footage, drivers right behind the suspect vehicle are seen applying their brakes. Police say witnesses called 911 right away.<\/p>\n
“We had a witness call in saying that a white sedan had struck a pedestrian and traveled southbound on Beach Boulevard. Our officers got there on scene pretty quickly,” said Lt. Jon Shaddow with the Buena Park Police Ddepartment.<\/p>\n
The victim, who has not been identified, was rushed to UCI Medical Center where he later died from his injuries.<\/p>\n
Buena Park police launched an investigation and put out information about the suspect’s vehicle. A short time later, it was found abandoned about eight miles south of the crash scene in Garden Grove.<\/p>\n
“We were able to locate the vehicle, which was a white Kia sedan, located at Valley View Street and Chapman Avenue in the city of Garden Grove, unoccupied,” Shaddow said.<\/p>\n
As police continue to search for the suspect, they are emphasizing the importance of staying at the scene of a crash.<\/p>\n
“It is required by law that you stop and you wait for the police,” Shaddow said.<\/p>\n
If you witnessed the crash or have any information about the driver, you are urged to contact Buena Park police at (714) 562-3943.<\/p>\n
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