(KNX 1070) -- Los Angeles Police Department detectives are hoping for the public's help in locating the driver who hit a cyclist and severely injuring him.
The driver of a Toyota Corolla rear-ended a man riding a bike eastbound on Vernon Ave, near Compton Ave.
The Los Angeles Fire Department transported the man to a local hospital where he was admitted into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
During the investigation, the registered owner cooperated with detectives and identified the driver of the vehicle as Jose Miguel Mendez Lopez.
Lopez had called the owner of the car and told her he'd been involved in an accident but refused to tell her where he was.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the LAPD Central Traffic Division Detectives at (213) 833-3713 or Detective-II Juan Campos (213)486-0755 or email 31480@LAPD.Online. 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 the LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org. Tipsters may also visit www.lapdonline.org and click on "Anonymous Web Tips" under the "Get Involved-Crime Stoppers" menu to submit an online tip. Lastly, tipsters may also download the "P3 Tips" mobile application and select the LA Regional Crime Stoppers as their local program.
