{"id":430008,"date":"2026-08-11T19:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/430008\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T19:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:32:11","slug":"lapd-seeks-hit-and-run-driver-who-ran-over-e-scooter-rider-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/430008\/","title":{"rendered":"LAPD seeks hit-and-run driver who ran over e-scooter rider \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Investigators asked for help Tuesday in the search for a hit-and-run driver who crashed into an electric scooter rider and ran over the victim several times on a South Los Angeles<\/a> street.<\/p>\n

The fatal collision at about 5:30 p.m. on March 26 was at Hoover Street and 75th Street in the Vermont Knolls area. Christian Lira, 33, was riding the e-scooter south on Hoover Street alongside parked vehicles when he was hit from behind a by a driver.<\/p>\n

Lira was propelled forward into parked vehicles before he fell onto the street. The driver ran over Lara and left the scene, police said.<\/p>\n

“He was obeying the rules of the road when he was struck from behind,” said LAPD Capt. Tiffany Ayers.<\/p>\n

Video and images of the vehicle sought in the investigation were released Tuesday morning at a news conference with the victim’s family. A reward of $50,000 was announced for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the hit-and-run driver.<\/p>\n

Investigators said the driver in an older model black Cadillac CTS appeared to run over the victim multiple times when Lira was on the ground. <\/p>\n

“Christian was doing absolutely the right thing,” said LAPD Detective Ryan Moreno. “He was farthest over to the right, basically the bike lane, when he was struck from behind by a speeding vehicle that, from what we gathered in the videos, was trying to pass a car in the No. 1 lane.<\/p>\n

“After the collision, poor Christian was trapped beneath the vehicle, and the vehicle actually went in reverse, running him over a second time, and the proceeding forward, running over him, basically, a third time.”<\/p>\n

Lira’s cause of death was blunt traumatic injuries, according to the medical examiner.<\/p>\n

Family members at the Tuesday news conference urged anyone with information about the driver or car to contact authorities.<\/p>\n

“He’s truly missed,” said sister Michelle Montejano. “We had lots of good memories. We wish we would have had a lot more.”<\/p>\n

The driver left the scene heading south. Moreno said detectives believe the driver is from the area, based on video of the vehicle after the crash.<\/p>\n

The car had distinctive rims and an aftermarket hood scoop, Moreno said.<\/p>\n

Forty-nine traffic fatalities have been reported this year in the LAPD’s South Traffic Division, most of which were attributed to excessive speed, Moreno said.<\/p>\n

“Mistakes happen sometimes, accidents happen, and sometimes it’s just reckless,” Moreno said. “We always tell everybody if you end up in this moment, stop and call for help.”<\/p>\n

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