Pedestrian seriously hurt by hit-and-run driver in South Park

Publish Date: 2023/07/07

SAN DIEGO, CA — A 47-year-old man was rushed to the hospital early Friday after a hit-and-run pedestrian crash in San Diego’s South Park neighborhood, according to ABC10 News.

The San Diego Police Department said the incident occurred in the 2900 block of Juniper Street, at about 2:00 a.m.

According to a preliminary investigation, the male pedestrian was collecting cans from trash containers when he was hit by an eastbound vehicle whose driver failed to stop.

The victim was transported to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Authorities said a woman who was accompanying the victim at the time of the crash was clipped by the car, but did not suffer any injuries.

Police have not released a description of the driver, but the fleeing vehicle is described by witnesses as a gold Toyota Corolla.

An investigation by the SDPD’s Traffic Division remains underway.

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