Multiple incidents of hit-and-run accidents involving homeless individuals have occurred in Los Angeles, sparking outrage and condemnation from city leaders. In one incident, a homeless man was hit by three cars and died on an LA highway, with no one stopping to help. LAPD has released surveillance video in the search for the drivers. Additionally, a bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash in South L.A. In another disturbing incident, a video showed a city-contracted employee hosing down a homeless person's belongings on Skid Row, leading to public outcry and the employee being fired.
A city-contracted employee was fired after a video showed him spraying a water hose toward an unsheltered person on the sidewalk in Los Angelesโ Skid Row. https://t.co/MwUQXyhiuf
Homeless person in LA appears to get hosed by nonprofit worker spraying Skid Row sidewalk. https://t.co/m4Sk4FC7A4 Click the image to read more:
Disturbing video shows a city-contracted employee seemingly spray a water hose at an unsheltered person in Los Angeles. https://t.co/M8yUYvh7Er
A hit-and-run crash left an elderly man dead in North Hollywood while the suspect remains at large. https://t.co/0H6ch5NMbM
Homeless person hosed down by man who works for non-profit https://t.co/c4M4TMShcs https://t.co/2kP3j51An7
Shocking moment homeless person is hosed down by man who works for non-profit on LA's Skid Row https://t.co/XjaI7V64lh https://t.co/RkiobBKFwW
This Los Angeles city Councilwoman thinks it's ok to have homeless encampments next to schools. This isn't progressive. It's something else. @TheKevinDalton @SteveHiltonx @GavinNewsom @MayorOfLA https://t.co/NLG9PnYNXc
Los Angeles leaders condemned viral video of a contractor for a nonprofit organization hosing down a sidewalk as a homeless person scrambles to collect their belongings. https://t.co/tmuNMvMMdD
A bicyclist was killed after being struck by two vehicles in a hit-and-run crash in South L.A. https://t.co/8IRZvAjKeD
DISTURBING: A man was killed in Pacoima when he was struck by three drivers who didn't stop to help him. ๐ LAPD has released new surveillance video as the search for the drivers continues. https://t.co/B04LpJ6KtD https://t.co/3OTw9zCEqk
Homeless man is hit by THREE cars within a minute while trying to cross an LA highway - and nobody stopped to help victim as he laid in the road and died https://t.co/6ZdqoDoau1 https://t.co/vOliVkJNNw