Mat George death LIVE: Tributes to She Rates Dogs podcaster killed in hit-and-run after co-host Michaela tweets news

TRIBUTES have poured in for Mat George, who co-hosted the “She Rates Dogs” podcast after he was killed in a hit and run accident.

Cops confirmed the 26-year-old was struck and killed by a white BMW in Los Angeles, at around 2.30am on Saturday morning after his co-host Michaela Okland made the announcement on Twitter.

“I would rather you guys here this from me than a news article. Mat was killed in a hit and run last night,” she tweeted.

“I don’t really have any other words right now.

“I wish I could contact everybody who knows him personally but the news is already out and I just can’t do it right now.”

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