LAPD looks for hit-and-run driver who injured USC student

Los Angeles police Wednesday were looking for a driver who seriously injured a USC student in a vehicle accident in East Hollywood and fled the scene.

The 21-year-old student was riding a motorcycle about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday near Vermont and Lexington avenues when he was struck by the vehicle, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

The vehicle was described as a burgundy 1993 GMC Safari van with the license plate number 4MYH882, police said. The van was last seen heading west on Lexington.

The driver was described as a male Latino, 35 to 45-years-old, about 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 170 to 190 pounds, the LAPD said.

The unidentified student was treated at a hospital for numerous fractures.

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