SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Police launched a search for a driver who crashed a car into a Seaport Village sign and then fled from the popular downtown San Diego destination on foot.
At around 12:45 a.m. Thursday, San Diego Harbor Police and San Diego Police were called to Seaport Village off Harbor Drive in response to a crash involving a single vehicle.
When officers arrived, they found the shopping/dining complex’s large welcome sign knocked down, several smashed plants and rocks, and damage to exit gates.
The white car responsible for the destruction sustained damage to its front and a part of the bumper was found several feet away.
While the driver was nowhere to be found after the wreck, officers saw a female passenger inside the vehicle. She was taken to the hospital with injuries of unknown severity.
ABC 10News learned the driver may have been injured in the crash.
A description of the driver was not immediately released.