The incident happened at 9:45 p.m. Sunday. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the victim was not in a crosswalk when he was hit by a black pickup truck at Polk Street and De Garmo Avenue.
A security camera captured audio of what may have been that crash. Neighbors came rushing out of their homes after hearing the commotion.
A neighbor of the victim, identified as Diana, said the man who was hit was disabled.
"I'm disabled, and I know around this community there's a lot of disabled people," she said. "So for this to happen is very heart-wrenching - to know that this could've happened to me or anybody in this community.
Additional details about the driver who left were not available.