Authorities search for driver in Bell Gardens hit-and-run

Bell Gardens police are asking for the general public’s assist finding the driving force of a automobile that hit a lady early Saturday morning after which fled the scene.

The crash occurred round 1:45 a.m. in entrance of 6308 Japanese Ave. in Bell Gardens.

Police arrived on scene and located a lady who was bleeding from her head. Earlier than she was transported to the hospital with severe accidents, she instructed police she was hit by what gave the impression to be a white SUV.

Investigators situated surveillance footage from the road the place the lady was hit which confirmed she was strolling from the sidewalk to the driving force’s aspect door of her parked automobile. As she tried to open the door to her automobile, she was clipped by an oncoming automobile which additionally crashed into her automobile and a second parked automobile.

The automobile then fled northbound on Japanese Avenue, police mentioned. Police mentioned the automobile seems to be a white pickup truck with a “makeshift picket mattress.”

An edited video of the collision was shared by the Bell Gardens Police Department on Twitter.

Anybody with details about the driving force of the truck is urged to contact Bell Gardens police at 562-806-7600.