San Diego County Crime Stoppers, along with the San Diego Police Department’s Traffic Division, are appealing to the public for assistance tracking down a driver implicated in a felony hit-and-run case, as reported by San Diego County Crime Stoppers. The incident, which occurred on the morning of July 14, left a 60-year-old female bicyclist with severe injuries in the Rancho Penasquitos area.
The victim was cycling eastbound on the 13100 block of Rancho Penasquitos Boulevard when she was hit by a vehicle also traveling eastward. Eyewitnesses recalled the vehicle, a beige or dark tan mid-sized SUV, did not stop and continued in the direction of the I-15 freeway, leaving the injured cyclist behind, who was subsequently hospitalized with a fractured neck and multiple brain bleeds. Details regarding the vehicle and its driver remain scant, and authorities urge anyone with information to come forward.
To incentivize witnesses, Crime Stoppers has put forth a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the individual responsible for this crime. The victim was immediately taken to a local hospital, where she is receiving medical care for her injuries in what marks a disturbing trend of traffic-related assaults on cyclists within city limits.
Contact information for the public has been made readily available: to provide tips, individuals can reach out to the SDPD’s Traffic Division at (858) 495-7823 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477, besides submissions can also be made via the Crime Stoppers website or their mobile app indicates the urgency and importance that investigators are placing on this case, hoping that community members might help bring the suspect to justice.
