A 29-year-old woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run crash in Old Town, the San Diego Police Department reported Monday.
The woman was walking on a sidewalk near 4000 Harney St. with another woman around 6:15 p.m. Sunday when a 30-year-old man driving a goldish-tan Ford F-350 crew cab truck pulled up to let the women in, police said.
One woman got in the truck, but as the 29-year-old was trying to get in, the driver kept moving forward and stopping the vehicle, according to police.
The victim fell to the street while trying to get in and was run over, according to the SDPD.
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The 30-year-old man left the scene while the victim suffered a large 8-by-6-inch gash to her left thigh and a wound to the left side of her head that severed her temporal artery, police said. The woman's injuries are life-threatening.
It was unclear if the man involved knew the women, police said.
The SDPD's Traffic Division is investigating the incident. On Tuesday SDPD reported the driver and victim were acquaintances, and said the pickup truck had been found and taken by police.
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A nearby business shared security footage with NBC 7 that they also shared with police.
Ricky Serica is the shuttle driver for the Best Western Hotel across the street from the collision. He didn’t see the hit-and-run but did see the 29-year-old woman face down at the curb.
"Right shoulder on the red curb over here. Left shoulder on the grey gravel here," Serica said describing her fall. "I wouldn’t say that she got struck by the vehicle. She probably got ran over."
Police have not released the name of the victim or her current condition.
