Driver runs red light, kills driver, and flees the scene

At the intersection of Coldwater Canyon and Roscoe Boulevard in Sun Valley on February 6th, as reported by CBS Los Angeles, a truck ran a red light and collided with another vehicle. The driver fled scene after the collision in a silver sedan with other people in it.

About a mile down the assailant exited the sedan at Arleta Avenue and Branford Street. It has since been determined that the original truck was stolen.

The victim of the crash has not been identified.

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