UP TO $1000 REWARD
San Diego County Crime Stoppers and investigators with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department want your help in finding a driver wanted in connection with a hit-and-run in San Marcos.
It happened on Wednesday, January 5 just after 7:00 a.m. in the 500 block of Rancho Santa Fe Road and Rue De Valle. An 86-year-old man was crossing eastbound on the roadway when a pickup truck struck him from the side. The victim fell to the ground and was taken to a hospital with a serious head injury.
The driver kept going northbound on Rancho Santa Fe Road. A surveillance camera on Rancho Santa Fe Road and Debra Place captured the pickup truck driving away shortly after the hit-and-run.
Suspect Vehicle Information:
Detectives are looking for a black 2010 to 2013 Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck with an extended cab. It will have a damaged side mirror on the passenger side as a part came off when the victim was sideswiped.
To download the surveillance video for broadcast, visit: https://spaces.hightail.com/space/3ZhoyJAHq8
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the San Marcos Sheriff’s Station's Traffic Division at (760) 510-5259 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477. Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in this case. Visit www.sdcrimestoppers.org for information on how to send web or mobile app tips.
Media inquiries about this case can be directed to Deputy Cornelius Van Nieuwenhuyzen at (760) 510-5259 or email at Cornelius.Vannieuwenhuyzen@sdsheriff.org.
Inquiries about Crime Stoppers can be directed to Deputy Marcial Lopez at (619) 531-1547 or email at marcial.lopez@sdsheriff.org.