The man who suffered fatal injuries in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, has been identified. The updated accident report on Friday, July 10th, disclosed the victim’s name as Matthew Hannah, 35.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the crash happened a week ago, on Friday, July 3rd, at about 8:30 p.m. on Victory Boulevard. Hannah was walking in the North Hollywood neighborhood when a vehicle traveling eastbound struck him.

When paramedics arrived at the scene, they found the man lying on the roadway, but the vehicle and driver were nowhere in sight. They pronounced Hannah dead at the scene and conveyed his body to the coroner for identification.

The LAPD is still looking for the hit-and-run driver and actively investigating the case. Anyone with relevant information should contact the Valley Traffic Division on the listed line.

Auto-pedestrian accidents in California are not uncommon, and pedestrians must think two steps ahead of drivers to maintain their safety. According to the state’s Office of Traffic Safety, the problem of cars hitting pedestrians is increasing with more people choosing to walk to different destinations and as a form of exercise.

Thus, drivers and pedestrians must work together to demonstrate safe road behaviors, and they can achieve this by following safety tips. Some of the latter include using a flashlight when walking at night, and wearing bright colors, using designated crosswalks and sidewalks, yielding at intersections, maintaining the speed limit, and stopping at crosswalks to allow people cross.

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