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San Diego Police: Pedestrian, 70, seriously injured in Redwood Village hit-and-run

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Posted at 8:49 AM, Sep 11, 2023
and last updated 2023-09-11 11:49:58-04

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A 70-year-old man was hospitalized Sunday evening after being struck by a dark-colored sedan while crossing a street in the Redwood Village area of San Diego.

The man was westbound on College Avenue at 7:43 p.m. and was crossing Streamview Drive in a marked crosswalk when he was struck by a dark sedan making a left turn from westbound Streamview onto southbound College Avenue, according to San Diego police Officer Robert Heims. The driver fled the scene.

"The pedestrian was transported to the hospital with a brain bleed, fractured left wrist and a fractured left thumb," Heims said.

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