Crime & Safety
Biker Killed In Northridge Identified; Hit-And-Run Driver At Large
A 32-year-old man died at the scene of the crash at Tampa Avenue and Plummer Street.
![Erik Navarro, 32, of Arleta, was killed in a crash late Friday night at Tampa Avenue and Plummer Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/73734/20240813/012023/styles/patch_image/public/crash___13011933812.jpg)
NORTHRIDGE, CA — Authorities on Monday identified a 32-year-old motorcyclist killed in a hit-and-run crash in Northridge.
Erik Navarro, 32, of Arleta, was killed in a crash late Friday night at Tampa Avenue and Plummer Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The crash happened shortly after 10 p.m., and the other driver involved in the crash fled the scene without stopping to render aid.
Navarro died at the scene, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner reported on Monday. Now police are looking for his killer.
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Authorities have not yet released a suspect description nor a vehicle description.
Anyone with information on the case was urged to call 877-LAPD-247.
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City News Service contributed to this report.
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