LAPD Offers $50K Reward for South LA Fatal Hit-and-Run Driver

Los Angeles police are searching for 24-year-old Sierra Whittaker, the suspected driver in a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed 25-year-old Emerson Gonzalez-Escobar in South Los Angeles. Whittaker was driving a white Porsche Panamera at nearly 100 mph when she struck Gonzalez-Escobar’s car as he waited to make a left turn while yielding to an ambulance. Bystander cellphone video captured Whittaker and two passengers removing belongings from the wrecked vehicle and fleeing the scene without checking on the victim, with Whittaker confronting the witness filming them. Detectives have offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to Whittaker’s arrest and noted she is known in Los Angeles, Orange County, and Las Vegas, with ties to prostitution. LAPD Detective Ryan Moreno expressed disappointment over the suspect’s lack of concern for the victim and hopes the public’s help will locate her. The investigation continues as police seek justice for Gonzalez-Escobar’s family.