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 pedestrian with serious injuries in the Rolando area of San Diego.
On Saturday, May 20, 2023, at about 4:57 a.m., a 42-year-old male was lying in the eastbound traffic lanes in the 6300 block of El Cajon Blvd when he was struck by a black SUV.
The driver pulled over, got out of the SUV, and moved the pedestrian to the sidewalk. The driver returned to the SUV and fled the scene. The pedestrian was hospitalized with serious injuries.
Vehicle Description:
The SUV was described as a black mid-size SUV, possibly a Cadillac. See pages 2 and 3 of this release for images of the SUV and the suspect.
Driver Description:
The driver was described as a tall Black male.
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) 495-7823 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 email at 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.
