Holocaust survivor killed in Maserati hit-and-run crash in California
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An 80-year-old Ukrainian war refugee and Holocaust survivor was killed in a hit-and-run crash by a driver in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
The victim was identified as Andriy Korshunov. Both he and his dog were killed when a driver crashed into them with a Maserati while crossing a street in the San Fernando Valley. Korshunov’s family says he emigrated to the United States after war broke out in Ukraine and that he himself survived the Holocaust as a child.
Witnesses to the crash attempted to resuscitate Kroshunov at the scene of the crash, but he was later pronounced dead by first responders when he was taken to the hospital.
Kroshunov’s daughter, Ilana Korshunov, expressed surprise at the driver’s insensitivity.
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Holocaust survivor and Ukrainian war refugee Andriy Korshunov was killed by a hit-and-run driver. (Ilana Ceitlin/GoFundMe)
“He didn’t help her. He just hit and ran,” he told KTLA. “He killed two souls. I don’t know what he thinks about that. I mean, what a terrible person he must be to do that. How come?”
“God sees everything, and God sees what he does,” he said. “He needs to do something. First of all, he needs to apologize to God for what he did.”
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Kroshunov was killed at the intersection of Woodman Boulevard and Moorpark St. in Sherman Oaks, California. (Google Maps)
The identity of the driver is not yet known. The Maserati stopped briefly after the collision before accelerating. Police found the vehicle abandoned nearby, without a license plate.
Police said they were conducting DNA tests on the vehicle in hopes of finding the driver, and were also searching nearby homes for possible security camera footage of the crash.
The driver in Tuesday’s hit-and-run was driving a Maserati. (Maserati)
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Authorities are offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the identification, capture and conviction of the suspect.
The victim’s family started a GoFundMe campaign to cover funeral expenses and the cost of transporting Korshunov’s body to Ukraine.
