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LAPD - Central Traffic Division
Sunday March 4th, 2012 :: 10:09 a.m. PST

Advisory

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Hit and run traffic collision near the intersection of Towne Avenue and 5th Sreet, in Central Divison.

March 4, 2012@0230 hrs Towne Avenue / 5th Street
RD # 0148 Serious injury hit and run traffic collision.
V-1 southbound Towne Avenue intentionally ran off the roadway in an attempt to collide with another pedestrain and in the prossess collided with a pedestrian (51 year old, Christina Silver) who was asleep in her tent on the West sidewalk. P-1 then backed up on the sidewalk and the pulled into the street fleeing southbound on Towne Avenue failing to identifiy himself or render aid to Silver in violation of 20001(a) VC. Silver sustained a blunt force trauma injury and was transported to the University of Southern California Medical Center where she remained in stable condition. V-1 is described as a gray 1998 - 2009 Pontiac Grand-Prix or Grand Am. P-1 is described as a male white in his early 30's. V-1 is also missing a side window that was shattered at the scene of the collision.
Inc # 120305000744
Dr# To be assigned at a later date.

Address/Location
LAPD - Central Traffic Division
251 East 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

Detective Michael Kaden
Central Traffic Division
[email protected]
213-972-1837

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