Police Monday looked for a hit-and-run driver who struck and severely injured a man on a skateboard in Panorama City.
The collision happened last Thursday at around 5:15 p.m. on Nordhoff Street near Lurline Avenue. Video released by the Los Angeles Police Department showed the skateboarder was traveling westbound on Nordhoff Street on the far right side of the road when when a four-door, gray Ford Focus swerved and struck the skateboarder.
The impact of the crash pushed the victim off his skateboard, causing him to fall onto the street near the curb, police said.
The driver of the gray car continued on Nordhoff Street then made a U-turn to travel the opposite direction on Nordhoff, the LAPD described.
“The driver failed to stop, identify themselves or render aid as required by law,” the police department said in a statement.
The victim, a man in his 30s, was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
The LAPD asked the public to notify officials if they spot a gray Ford Focus with a light gray repaint on the front right fender, white tape around the edges of both rear headlamps as well as possible rear tinted windows.
