Arrest Made In Deadly Bentley Hit And Run
WEST HOLLYWOOD (CBS) — Ryan Bowman, an Australian national and Venice resident, turned himself to the sheriff's West Hollywood Station in connection with a hit and run that left a woman dead Wednesday night, according to authorities.
Sheriff's deputies said alcohol may have played a factor.
The hit and run happened on Sunset Boulevard, which was closed early Thursday in West Hollywood for a traffic death investigation.
The pedestrian was struck on Sunset at Hammond Street and a section of Sunset was closed, Sgt. Brian Lutz of the sheriff's West Hollywood Station.
The incident occurred just before midnight and 90 minutes later Sunset remained closed between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Boulevard, a news video cameraman at the scene reported.
The pedestrian was a woman in her 20s and she was in a crosswalk when she was struck by a dark vehicle, witnesses told reporters, saying her covered body was on Sunset at Hammond early Thursday. She was later identified as Lauren Ann Freeman of Hollywood.
The woman was trying to cross near the Roxy Theatre, which is on the north side of Sunset just west of Hammond.
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