Suspect arrested after teen boy loses leg in Boyle Heights hit-and-run crash

LOS ANGELES - Officials with the Los Angeles Police Department announced a suspect has been arrested after a 13-year-old lost one of his legs in a hit-and-run crash in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights neighborhood in late March.

The name of the suspect and the details of their arrest has not been released.

LAPD investigators said on March 30 around 3:30 p.m., Joshua Mora was crossing Whittier Boulevard, within a marked crosswalk, when a motorcycle traveling eastbound crashed right into him.

Video released of the crash shows the motorcyclist falling to the ground, as the bike slid approximately 80 feet before stopping. The motorcyclist managed to get up, left the scene, and did not stop to help the victim.