Police Search For Hit-And-Run Driver Who Struck a Toddler

Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck a 2-year-old child Sunday afternoon in Mira Mesa.

The toddler was with his parents preparing to leave Mesa Viking Neighborhood Park near the 11100 block of Westonhill Drivepark around 1:22 p.m.

The child rode his scooter away from his parents toward the street where the driver hit the toddler and fled the scene, police said.

Monday night NBC7 received dash-cam video from a witness who says she believes she got the suspect’s car on video just after the crash.

Acording to the person who took the video it shows the suspect's car come toward and pass her car then on the far right it appears the mother is on the sidewalk helping her son.

“It’s rare, but it can happen,” David Perez who regularly comes to the park with his family said about cars speeding through the area. “I’ve seen it before, but it’s generally late at night not when anybody is out.”

According to Perez the area is clearly marked with signs.

“To happen in the middle of the day someone really wasn’t paying attention,” Perez added.

The 2-year-old was taken to Rady Children's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was determined to have a fractured skull and pelvis.

Jason Pertie who was at the park Monday playing football with his sons said kids are always at the park.

" All the time skateboarding, roller blading everything, on their scooters, bikes,” he told NBC7.

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 The Traffic Division is investigating.
 

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