Culver City Observer -

On Sunday, Nov. 3 at approximately 1:45 a.m., Culver City Police Officers and Culver City Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the area of Washington Place, west of Frances Ave, on a call of an injury hit and run traffic collision, involving a vehicle versus a pedestrian.

Upon their arrival, the responding police officers located the Reynaldo Martinez, 60 from Culver City, lying on the street in the eastbound lanes of Washington Place, west of Frances Avenue.

"Our officers learned that the victim had been struck by a vehicle while crossing the street and that the suspect had fled the location following the collision," police said in a written statement.

"No witnesses to the collision were located during the on-scene investigation," the statement said. "The suspect never returned to the scene following the collision and was not identified."

Culver City Fire Department paramedics subsequently declared the victim deceased at the scene.

No witnesses to the collision were located during the on-scene investigation. The suspect never returned to the scene following the collision and was not identified.

The Culver City Police Department is asking anyone with information about this collision, the suspect, or the suspect vehicle to please contact Accident Investigator Houck (310) 253-6254 or Sergeant Loken (310) 253-6260.