A suspect has been arrested in the hit-and-run death of a man who was struck while riding a motorized scooter in Panorama City, authorities said Tuesday.
Daniel Casillas, 30, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of felony hit-and-run. The Arleta resident’s bail was set at $30,000, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
He was transported to Van Nuys Jail.
Gary Schombert, 34, who was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner as the victim, was riding the scooter north on Woodman Avenue, at Strathern Street, at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday when it was struck by a gray, four-door Honda sedan that was heading northbound on Woodman.
The impact caused Schombert to be ejected from the scooter and land in the roadway.
“Following the first collision, a second vehicle coll