60-Year-Old Killed in Hit-and-run Near Ted Watkins Memorial Park
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 5, 2022) – Early Friday morning, a hit-and-run crash on Grandee Avenue left Viviano Castaneda dead.
Based on a press release by the Los Angeles Police Department, the crash occurred around 2:36 a.m., near Ted Watkins Memorial Park.
Police said 60-year-old Castaneda was walking in the roadway along Grandee when he was struck by a southbound vehicle. Upon impact, the driver fled the scene without rendering aid to the severely injured victim.
Despite life-saving effort, paramedics pronounced the male pedestrian dead at the scene. Authorities later identified the victim as Castaneda, of San Pedro.
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