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 42- year-old female pedestrian with fatal injuries in the Alta Vista neighborhood of San Diego.
On Friday, September 22, 2023, at about 8:32 p.m., a 42-year-old female pedestrian was pushing a shopping cart in the street along the right shoulder of eastbound 5700 Division Street. An unknown vehicle traveling eastbound, hit the pedestrian and fled the scene. The pedestrian sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. A witness described the vehicle as a dark 4-door vehicle.
Investigators were able to locate video and collected evidence at the scene, indicating that the suspect vehicle is a 2011-2015 Chevrolet Cruze.
Vehicle Description:
The vehicle is possibly a black 2011-2015 Chevrolet Cruze. The vehicle will be missing its right-side mirror and the plastic liner from inside the right front wheel well. There should be significant damage to the right front corner of the vehicle and its windshield.
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.