According to LAPD, the incident took place around 7:20 p.m. near Woodside Drive and North Figueroa Street.
Los Angeles, CA. – A pedestrian died after being hit by a Los Angeles Police Department patrol vehicle Friday evening in the city's Highland Park neighborhood.
According to LAPD, the incident took place around 7:20 p.m. near Woodside Drive and North Figueroa Street.
An LAPD officer in a patrol car was responding to a call nearby with their lights and sirens on and pulled into the center median to pass traffic in the northbound lanes.
At that time, a skateboarder was heading southbound in the median when he was hit by the patrol vehicle.
The pedestrian died in the crash. He was only identified as a male in his late 20s or early 30s.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.