Police searching for hit-and-run driver who killed pedestrian in Sylmar

Police are seeking public help in locating a motorist who fatally struck a pedestrian in Sylmar in early May.

It happened on May 8 around 9 p.m. near the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Terra Bella Street, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department.

Officers say a large, silver pickup truck struck an unidentified pedestrian at “unsafe” speeds before fleeing north on Foothill Boulevard toward Van Nuys Boulevard, the statement said.

The pedestrian, identified only as a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.

As is common in deadly hit-and-run incidents in Los Angeles, city officials are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspect involved.

Anyone with more information is asked to contact LAPD investigators at (818) 644-8036.