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Family Pleads For Help To Find Hit-And-Run Driver In Fatal Crash

CANOGA PARK (CBS) — Eduardo Perez, of Canoga Park, was riding his bicycle in Canoga Park Saturday when a motorist struck him with their small, black SUV and sped off.

Perez, 71, was traveling eastbound on Sherman Way at 12:15 p.m. when the accident occurred. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died two days later.

The victim's family is now asking for the public's help in finding the driver that killed their beloved father, husband and friend.

Perez was rushed to a hospital where he died two days later, Baek said.

Police urged anyone with information to contact Valley Traffic Division detectives at (818) 644-8045 or (877) LAPD-24-7.

(©2011 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)

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