The Los Angeles Police Department is offering a reward to try to locate the culprit of a terrible vehicular incident in which a Hispanic man saved the lives of his wife and child of 2 years before suffering fatal injuries.
Jemmy Chavarría, of 42 years old, he is considered a hero for his actions on the night of February 26 in the corner of Hoover and 84th streets, in South Los Angeles. He and his relatives were crossing the street near a church when a car appeared at full speed.
According to the authorities, the family was walking through a pedestrian crossing and a The church guard showed the “Stop” sign stopping the graphic in both directions, but the mentioned car did not stop, moving from the northbound lanes to the opposite lanes at high speed.
Suspect vehicle said to be a light gray or gold sedan, possibly Nissan Altima, with cap missing front right wheel.
South Traffic Detectives seeking help from our community on a fatal hit and run collision; that occurred on Hoover and 84th Street. If anyone can provide additional information please contact South Traffic Detectives 323-421-2577. pic.twitter.com/fzGfJzNMQm
— LAPD South Traffic (@LAPDSouthTraff) March , 2022
Chavarría managed to push his wife and son to save their lives, but was run over, dying later in a hospital. The driver fled the scene.
“In his true last moments, an amazing act of heroism,” Detective Ryan Moreno said at a press conference on Thursday in the presence of the family. affected.
Angélica Chavarría, the widow, asked the driver to turn himself in.
“I forgive you, but you have to pay for what you did”, said the widow. “I don’t want you to do this again, for another family to feel this pain.”
It is worth mentioning that there is no physical description of the culprit of the tragedy. To try to obtain valuable information leading to the identification, arrest and sentencing of the suspect, a reward of $50,000 Dollars.
In a curiosity, while the KTLA reporter was reporting on the dangerous intersection where the incident occurred two weeks ago, a two-car collision occurred at the same location. One of them immediately left the scene.
“Our community, this church and the Chavarría family lost a super Dad,” Los Angeles District 8 Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson said at the conference. “It was taken from us by a careless, unscrupulous and criminal driver who ignored all measures to keep people safe.”
Please provide information about this case in the numbers (323)421-2577, (323)550-2577 or (800)222-8477.