Pedestrian injured by hit-and-run driver in Lakeside

Publish Date: 2023/06/01

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — One person was hurt late Thursday afternoon when they were struck by a vehicle in front of a Lakeside tire shop, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The incident was reported at 12030 Woodside Avenue, in front of Garcia’s Tire Shop, shortly before 4:17 p.m.

Details are limited, but officials said the victim was walking across the street when they were hit by a driver in a white Mercedes sedan. The impact of the crash knocked the victim over, causing them to hit their head.

The CHP Traffic Incident page described the event as a hit-and-run, indicating the driver fled the scene before authorities arrived on the scene.

The victim’s condition has not been disclosed, but medics were called to the scene.

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