A pedestrian was hospitalized Saturday with serious injuries after he stepped from a road divider in front of a vehicle that fled the scene in the Cortez Hill neighborhood, police said.
A 36-year-old man was standing on the painted double yellow roadway divider on 1600 Second Ave. at 9:52 a.m. when for unknown reasons he stepped in front of a 2013 Hyundai sedan traveling southbound and was struck, said Officer David O'Brien of the San Diego Police Department.
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The Hyundai left the scene traveling south on Second Avenue and was seen entering the southbound 1-5 Freeway, the officer said.
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The pedestrian was taken by ambulance to a hospital where he was treated for a fractured left clavicle and multiple facial fractures, O'Brien said. The injuries were not considered to be life-threatening.
The driver of the Hyundai was later located, questioned and released. Alcohol was not determined to be a factor in the collision.
The SDPD's Traffic Division was handling the investigation.
