Found the car; still looking for the man
GLENDALE _ Police located Saturday the Mercedes Benz sedan that struck down in the a 24-year-old woman earlier this week, while the hunt continued for a man believed to be involved with the fatal hit-and-run.
The black four-door S430 sedan with a California license plate of O7TT777 was found parked along the curb in Van Nuys after the car’s tracking system was activated, police spokesman John Balian said. Investigators were trying to turn up new leads at area auto repair shops.
Police said the driver of the black Mercedes struck and killed Elizabeth Sandoval at highway speeds while she crossed the street at Glendale Avenue near Windsor Road Tuesday night, then fled the scene.
On Friday, police complained an attorney for the German automaker had refused comply with a court order to activate the car’s global positioning system. But the device’s Texas-based manufacturer contacted Los Angeles Police with a location Saturday, Balian said.
Authorities were looking for Ara Grigoryan, 21, of Glendale, a “person of interest” who matches witness descriptions of the man behind the wheel. The car is registered to one of Grigoryan's relatives, but he has been cited for seven traffic violations over two years while driving the car, including failure to yield to pedestrians and three cases of speeding.