91-year-old Holocaust survivor killed in Valley Village hit-and-run; pickup driver sought
06/21/2019 2:43 am PDT
via KTLA:
VALLEY VILLAGE, Calif. -- (KTLA) -- Police are offering a $50,000 reward for information in a hit-and-run crash that left a grandfather dead in Valley Village earlier this week.
Gennady Bolotsky, of Valley Village, died after being run over about 5:35 a.m. Monday near the intersection of Magnolia Boulevard and Wilkinson Avenue.
Bolotsky's granddaughter told KTLA he was a Holocaust survivor had just celebrated his 91st birthday earlier this month.
The driver was heading east on Magnolia when he or she crashed into a pedestrian who was walking north on Wilkinson inside a marked crosswalk, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The motorist then drove away from the scene without rendering aid.
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