Police say a 57-year-old Montebello man has died nearly two months after a hit-and-run driver struck him while he was crossing a Long Beach street.<\/p>\n
The driver remains at large after fleeing the crash, which happened at about 1:05 a.m. on Feb. 28 at the intersection of Anaheim Street and Redondo Avenue.<\/p>\n
Police said the victim was walking northbound in a marked crosswalk when the light cycled from green to red. Moments later, he was struck by a Toyota Previa van heading westbound on Anaheim Street.<\/p>\n
The victim, later identified as 57-year-old Ronald Sera, was taken to a hospital for treatment of severe injuries, police said. He succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday, they said.<\/p>\n
The van\u2019s driver kept heading westbound on Anaheim Street after the crash. Hours later, officers were able to track down the 1997 Toyota Previa van with the help of surveillance camera footage and descriptions of the van from two witnesses, according to a search warrant filed by detectives.<\/p>\n
When officers located the van, at an address less than two miles from the crash, its front driver\u2019s side windshield had damage \u201cconsistent with striking a pedestrian,\u201d a detective wrote in the warrant.<\/p>\n
As of Friday afternoon, no arrests have been made, a police spokesperson said, adding that the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n
This year, Long Beach has recorded 18 fatal crashes, resulting in 22 deaths. Of those, 11 have been pedestrians or bicyclists.<\/p>\n