SAN DIEGO -- A Coca-Cola delivery driver was injured Tuesday in a hit-and-run crash at a rain-dampened intersection in Mountain View.
The crash at 35th Street and National Avenue occurred shortly after 3 p.m.
The Coca-Cola delivery driver was hit while walking. The vehicle, described as a red Nissan sedan, also struck a fire hydrant before the driver sped off, San Diego police officer Joshua Hodge said.
Medics took the victim to a hospital for treatment of potentially severe trauma, Hodge added.
BREAKING - Witnesses tell @10NewsEmily Coca-Cola delivery driver hit in Mountain View. No word on condition. Hydrant hit, too @10News NOW pic.twitter.com/gJ16p7Ddv4
— Anne State (@annestate) September 20, 2016
Headed to the scene of a hit-and-run. Car hits person, car hits fire hydrant, then takes off. Live on #TheNow at 4
— Emily Thode (@10NewsEmily) September 20, 2016
#BREAKING: A pedestrian has been injured in a hit and run accident in the 3500 block of National Avenue in #MountainView.
— 10News (@10News) September 20, 2016
Police were able to catch up with the driver who was suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol and arrested them.
