Driver who allegedly killed woman crossing the street in North Hollywood is arrested

Detectives have arrested a driver who allegedly killed a young woman in a hit-and-run in North Hollywood last week, police said.

Van Nuys resident Oleg Bocharov, 50, fatally struck the woman on Friday, Aug. 16 as she crossed the street at the intersection of Victory Boulevard and Beck Avenue, according to a Los Angeles Police Department news release. She was identified through her family’s GoFundMe as Leyda Medina.

Bocharov drove off in his Toyota Corolla without rendering aid and later abandoned along Victory Avenue...