The California Highway Patrol was looking for multiple drivers who fled after striking a pedestrian on the 105 Freeway in South Los Angeles, leaving him on the roadway to die Saturday, authorities said.
The victim was walking within traffic lanes on the westbound 105 Freeway east of Vermont Avenue when he was struck by up to four vehicles, according to CHP Sgt. Dominguez.
The coroner’s office identified him as 64-year-old Hector Valle Perez of Los Angeles.
CHP officers responded to the scene after a big-rig driver who hit him called for help, Dominguez said.
He was the third or fourth driver to have struck the man, according to Dominguez, who added that there were no other witnesses to the hit-and-runs and there were no vehicle descriptions available.
It was not immediately clear why Perez was walking on the road.
A SigAlert was issued shortly before 6 a.m. and four lanes of the westbound freeway were closed, according to CHP Officer Jennifer Cassidy. The only lane that remained open during the investigation was the carpool lane.
All lanes were reopened shortly before 9 a.m. after the SigAlert was canceled.
KTLA’s Geoff Peters and Ashley Soley-Cerro contributed to this report.
Correction: The victim’s middle name was originally misspelled. It has since been updated to the correct spelling.
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