UP TO $1000 REWARD
San Diego County Crime Stoppers and investigators from the San Diego Police Department’s Traffic Division are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the vehicle and driver that fled the scene of a traffic collision leaving a bicyclist with serious injuries in the Ocean Beach area of San Diego.
On Friday, March 3, 2023, at about 6:26 p.m., a 17-year-old male bicyclist was yielding for a left turn from southbound Catalina Boulevard to eastbound Narragansett Avenue. A vehicle was traveling southbound and struck the bicyclist. The vehicle failed to stop and fled the scene. Several parts came off the vehicle during the collision from the right-side mirror, right side front wheel well trim and right front facia. The bicyclist has serious injuries sustained from the collision and was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.
Investigators are asking the public to contact them if they can help identify the vehicle and driver.
Vehicle Description:
It was determined by investigators, the parts left at the scene come from a black 2016-2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The vehicle will be missing the parts listed above.
See sample photo below with areas of parts left at the scene.
Anyone with information on the identity or location of the suspect and/or the suspect’s vehicle is asked to call SDPD’s Traffic Division at (858) 573-5002 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477. Please visit www.sdcrimestoppers.org for information on how to send a web or mobile app tip.
Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in this case.
Media inquiries about this case can be directed to Traffic Division Det. Sgt. Victoria Houseman at (858) 573-5067 or vhouseman@pd.sandiego.gov.
Inquiries about Crime Stoppers can be directed to SDPD Officer Mark Herring at (619) 531-1500 or msherring@pd.sandiego.gov or Deputy Marcial Lopez at (619) 531-1547 or email at marcial.lopez@sdsheriff.org.