Horrifying Hit & Run Becomes Murder: Midnite Hour Driver Hits Parked Car Area 11th/Stanley, Then Allegedly Runs Down 27 Yr Old LB Man Who Witnessed Crash, Drags Him Before Hitting Three Other Parked Cars; Witness Perishes, Driver Flees On Foot

UPDATE: VIDEO Link Added via KTLA.com

(Mar. 24, 2012, updated Mar. 25) -- LBPD says a midnight hour hit-and-run Saturday (Mar. 24) (vehicle vs. parked cars) turned into a murder...when the driver of a pickup truck that struck a parked vehicle in the area of 11th St./Stanley Ave. then allegedly aimed his vehicle at Yon Chreng, 27, a Long Beach resident -- who witnessed the crash and attempted to wave the driver down to keep him from fleeing -- running Mr. Chreng down and dragging him a short distance before striking three additional parked vehicles...after which the driver allegedly fled the scene on foot.

In a release, LBPD describes the chilling chain of events:

[LBPD text] On Saturday, March 24, 2012 at approximately 12:50 a.m., Long Beach Police responded to the 1100 block of Stanley Avenue in regards to a call that initially began as a hit and run incident, which police are now investigating as a murder.

Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives determined that a male adult driving a green Dodge pick-up truck was travelling northbound in the 1100 block of Stanley Avenue when he struck a parked vehicle. A witness to the collision, identified as 27-year-old Yon Chreng of Long Beach, attempted to wave down the driver to keep him from fleeing. At that time, detectives believe the driver aimed his vehicle at Victim Chreng, running him down and dragging him a short distance before striking three additional parked vehicles. The suspect then fled on foot, leaving the vehicle behind at the scene.

Long Beach Fire Department paramedics responded and determined the victim deceased at the scene. Long Beach Police Accident Investigation detectives responded to the scene, and were later joined by Homicide detectives as the investigation progressed and additional details were learned.

Information relating to the driver is not being released at this time and the investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone who may have any information regarding this incident is asked to contact Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Hugo Cortes and David Rios at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted via text or web by visiting www.tipsoft.com.

UPDATE: KTLA.com has a video report with further details, click here.