Bulletin: Encino Hit-and-Run Suspect Surrenders to Police

Bulletin: A suspect in the fatal hit-and-run that occurred early Monday morning in Encino has surrendered to police, KNBC4 is reporting. Police later identified the suspect as 26-year-old Grant James Valentine of Woodland Hills. He walked into LAPD Valley Traffic Division station with his attorney and turned himself in, police said. He was arrested and booked for felony hit-and-run and is being held on $50,000.00 bail.

Update: A man walking in the street on Ventura Boulevard in Encino suffered fatal injuries Monday morning when he was struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run accident, police said.

The man, believed to have been in his 40s, was walking in eastbound lanes on Ventura Boulevard when he was struck by a large black SUV on Ventura Boulevard near Gaviota Avenue around 12:15 a.m., according to a statement by the Los Angeles Police Department's Valley Traffic Division. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

The hit-and run vehicle was believed to be a 2007-2014 GMC Yukon Denali, possibly with tinted windows and damage to the right side and grill area, police said. Police said the vehicle was last seen eastbound on Ventura Boulevard, then northbound on Haskell Avenue.

Anyone with more information about the fatal accident was urged to call Valley Traffic Officer Lisset Fuentes at (818) 644-8022. During nights or weekends, call (877) LAPD-24-7. Anonymous tips can be made online at LAPDOnline.org.

Previous story: A man walking in the street on Ventura Boulevard in Encino suffered fatal injuries Monday morning when he was struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run accident, police said.

The man, believed to have been in his 40s, was walking in eastbound lanes on Ventura Boulevard when he was struck by a large black SUV on Ventura Boulevard near Gaviota Avenue around 12:15 a.m., according to a statement by the Los Angeles Police Department's Valley Traffic Division. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

The hit-and run vehicle was a newer SUV, possibly a Cadillac Escalade, with a partial license plate of 6EW237. Police said the vehicle sustained right front end damage and was last seen eastbound on Ventura Boulevard, then northbound on Haskell Avenue.

Anyone with information about the accident was urged to contact Valley Traffic Officer Lisset Fuentes at (818) 644-8022. During nights or weekends, call (877) LAPD-24-7. Anonymous tips can be made online at LAPDOnline.org.

– City News Service