[06-04-2022] Los Angeles County, CA – Pedestrian Killed in Hit-And-Run in Malibu

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a pedestrian man is dead after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on Pacific Coast Highway early Saturday morning, June 4, 2022.

The fatal collision occurred at around 12:45 a.m. in the 27000 block of Pacific Coast Highway, near Via Escondido.

According to the authorities, the victim was an adult male traveling in the second lane when he was struck by a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction (to the west), which continued on without stopping.

The man was pronounced dead at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center after being taken there for treatment.

The investigation is still underway, and there was no additional information available.

Anyone with information is asked to call 818-878-1808 and reference report number 22-02918-10.

To provide information anonymously, you call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit http://lacrimestoppers.org.

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The Governors Highway Safety Association has been credited with a 14% decrease in pedestrian deaths from 2007 to 2016. (GHSA).

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The driver must slow down and exercise caution if the pedestrian is not in a designated crosswalk. Pedestrians have the right of way at all intersections unless otherwise stated. Any traffic laws violations committed by the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian will be investigated.

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