The San Diego Police Department is seeking public assistance after a serious hit-and-run incident that left a young man injured. According to a press release from the SDPD Watch Commander, Officer J. Perales, the collision occurred yesterday at 3:49 PM in the Mission Valley East neighborhood, along the 5000 block of Qualcomm Way.
The victim, a 24-year-old male pedestrian, was struck by a vehicle while walking westward on Qualcomm Way. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene immediately after the incident, leaving the young man with a tibia-fibula compound fracture. The man was transported to a local hospital, and thankfully, the injuries were reported as non-life-threatening. As of now, the driver remains unidentified, and at large, the San Diego Police Traffic Division is handling the case.
Authorities are urging anyone who holds information about the hit-and-run or who may have witnessed the event to come forward and assist in locating the responsible individual. "Anyone with information related to the above incident(s) is encouraged to call the listed Command handling the investigation or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477," the SDPD statement elaborated, as they work to piece together the circumstances surrounding the troubling occurrence.
