Sheriff’s deputies are seeking the suspect in a hit-and-run collision that left one man injured in Yucca Valley.
On Wednesday (February 26) at 8 a.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of an vehicle versus pedestrian collision at the intersection of Twentynine Palms Highway and Grand Ave in Yucca Valley. Witnesses told deputies that a red hatchback was traveling southbound on Grand Ave when it struck a 74 year-old resident of Yucca Valley. Deputies say the driver got out of the vehicle, assisted the victim to the curb, and returned to his vehicle, making a u-turn and fleeing northbound on Grand Ave.
The victim sustained major injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
Deputies and California Highway Patrol searched the area, including the use of a helicpoter, but were unable to locate the suspect.
The Sheriff’s Department describes the suspect as a Hispanic male adult, approximately 40 to 50 years old, and was witnessed wearing a black shirt, black shorts, and black shoes at the time of the incident. The suspect vehicle is described as an unknown make/model red hatchback.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has information about the driver or vehicle is urged to come forward.
If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station at (760) 366-4175.
