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 70-year-old male bicyclist with serious injuries in the Mira Mesa area of San Diego.
On December 26, 2020, at about 12:51 p.m., an unidentified truck made a right turn onto Gold Coast Drive from Camino Ruiz. The truck struck a bicyclist who was in the crosswalk. The driver of the truck did not stop to render aid or call 911 and was last seen driving southbound on Ambassador Avenue. The 70-year-old victim sustained a fractured right femur and was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.
Vehicle Description:
The suspect’s vehicle is described as a white colored 1997-2000 Toyota Tacoma with a camper shell. The vehicle will have front end damage.
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) 495-7807 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.