In an incident blending traffic violations with a touch of slapstick, a hit-and-run suspect's flight from accountability ended with an unplanned tumble in Coronado. The City of Coronado Police Department informed the public through a social media post that a 47-year-old male was arrested after trying to escape and falling from a roof.
The events that led up to the suspect's dramatic downfall started on December 19 when he allegedly struck three parked vehicles with his car along Orange Avenue, then proceeded to skedaddle on foot. Authorities arrived at the scene following a report around 10:48 am, and a combination of eyewitness accounts, including a photo and a wallet left in the vehicle, helped officers piece together the hapless driver's identity—a man already familiar to them from previous incidents.
The suspect was finally located at a family member's home, in a desperate bid to evade police, the suspect then decided the roof would be his exit stage. The plan, however, failed to achieve its desired effect, as the suspect succeeded only in injuring himself in a failed descent. According to the City of Coronado Police Department's post, the man was arrested and charged with DUI and hit-and-run.
Following the suspect's aerial antics, he was transported to a San Diego-area hospital to treat injuries, some incurred during the traffic incident and others sustained from his unexpected audition with gravity. The police cited the suspect but left him in the care of medical professionals. With the suspect's swift downfall, Coronado law enforcement has likely closed the case on this particular series of unfortunate events, which were outlined in their December 20 social media update.
