Authorities say driver intentionally hit, killed jogger
Published 10:12 am Tuesday, February 16, 2016
WALNUT, Calif. — A driver has been arrested after authorities say he deliberately ran down and killed a jogger in a Los Angeles suburb.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says 36-year-old Haissan Massalkhy of West Covina was booked Monday on suspicion of murder.
He was jailed on $1 million bail. It’s unclear whether he has a lawyer.
Authorities say shortly before 6 a.m., Massalkhy’s Toyota Camry struck 59-year-old Chi Shao of Walnut, who was jogging in a Walnut bike lane.
Authorities say the jogger was carried several yards on the car’s hood before it went off the road and smashed into a backyard brick wall.