Pair Hospitalized Following San Diego Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Crash on 14th Street
SAN DIEGO, CA (July 15, 2019) – A man and a woman were injured following a hit-and-run pedestrian crash on 14th Street early Sunday morning.
The 12:20 a.m. accident took place in the 300 block of 14th Street.
According to San Diego Police Officer Robert Heims, a 2013 Ford Mustang driver lost control while attempting a U-turn. The vehicle subsequently struck a 24-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man crossing 14th Street.
Although the pair was approximately more than midway across the street, the woman suffered an open fracture to her left leg and a fractured hip, while the man sustained several abrasions.
As far as the Mustang driver, he or she fled on foot and remains at large.
Authorities are asking the public for information regarding the driver’s whereabouts and details of the crash.
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