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Video: Wheelchair-Bound Man Killed in Hit and Run
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Police are asking for the public's help in finding a driver who struck and killed a wheelchair-bound man in Long Beach.
The victim, 55-year-old Robert Diaz, was crossing Artesia Boulevard at Rose Avenue on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. when a car described as a silver, four-door sedan crashed into him.
After the collision, a witness saw the suspect stop, and get out of the car, according to the Lon Beach Police Department.
Instead, the driver continued on when police arrived at the scene.
Diaz was taken to a local hospital where his injuries soon proved fatal, and he died on Monday.
The driver has not been found; he's described as a Latino man with black hair in his 30s, about six feet tall and 190 pounds. He was allegedly wearing a white shirt and jeans when he struck Diaz.
The Long Beach Police Department have released surveillance video taken of the scene in the hopes the public can identify the motorist.
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