Police Search For Hit-And-Run Driver In Canoga Park

CANOGA PARK (CBS) — Authorities stepped up their search Monday for a hit-and-run motorist responsible for fatally injuring a man who was trying to cross a Canoga Park street.

Gabriel Ambriz, 52, was walking north across Saticoy Street at Jordan Avenue about 11:15 p.m. Friday when he was struck by a westbound truck, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. He died at a local hospital.

The hit-and-run vehicle was described as a white or light-colored Dodge Durango or Toyota Tacoma pickup that was fitted with a camper shell, police said.

Anyone with information about the case was urged to call LAPD Officer Holly Fredo at the Valley Traffic Division, (818) 644-8037; or LAPD-24-7.