Reade Childres Killed in Hit-and-Run on Crenshaw Boulevard [Leimert Park, CA]

Moped Rider Reade Childres Dies after Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver in Leimert Park

 
LEIMERT PARK, CA (April 12, 2021) – Reade Torrance Childres was killed in a hit-and-run earlier this month in Leimert Park.
 
The incident happened around 2:35 p.m. on April 1 along Crenshaw Boulevard near Westmont Avenue. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Childres was on a moped when a black Ford Flex traveling southbound struck the back of his moped. The Ford driver then fled the scene.
 
As a result, the 55-year-old moped rider suffered major injuries. Paramedics rushed him to a hospital, where he died two days later.
 
Investigators canvassed the area of the crash site and have since released the surveillance video of the suspect fleeing the scene.
 
Police are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the identity, arrest and conviction of the suspect.
 
Anyone with information can call Detective Keith Gonzales or Detective Michael Flannery at LAPD’s South Traffic Division at 323-421-2500.

We would like to offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Reade Childres.

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