Reward offered as LAPD searches for hit-and-run suspect who struck pedestrian near USC

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck a pedestrian who was walking through a crosswalk near the USC campus last week.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 1, at approximately 10:10 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department . Officers were called to the intersection of Vermont Avenue and 36th Street after learning of the crash, police said.

A still from surveillance footage showing the moments after a pedestrian was struck near the USC campus on Oct. 1, 2025. Los Angeles Police Department

Investigators determined that a black sedan traveling south on Vermont Avenue hit a pedestrian who was crossing the street, and instead of stopping, continued driving in the same direction without stopping to help.

Video posted to LAPD's YouTube channel shows