Overview
- The collision, reported shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, left a pedestrian dead at Sherman Way and Sepulveda Boulevard in Van Nuys.
- Officers blocked off the intersection with police tape as investigators worked under a white canopy near a McDonald's.
- The driver fled after the crash, then was located and taken into custody as a 40-year-old man, according to police.
- Witnesses described a white four-door BMW heading south on Sepulveda at a high speed, matching early guidance of a possible white sedan.
- Detectives with the LAPD Valley Traffic Division are leading the case, and authorities have not released the names of the victim or the suspect.