A pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck in a hit-and-run in Palm Springs on Wednesday, July 15.
The Palm Springs Police Department said it is working to identify the driver who fled the scene before officers could arrive, as well as the driver’s car. Police responded to the traffic collision in the area of Hermosa Drive and Vista Chino around 6:30 p.m.
They found the pedestrian, an 80-year-old Palm Springs resident, when they arrived at the collision’s location. She was taken to the hospital with major injuries.
Witnesses told police the driver briefly stopped after the collision and then left, the police department said.
Police believe the driver’s car is a white Ford F-150 and its model year could be around 2000. The driver is possibly in his 60s and has a “scruffy white beard,” the police department said.
The police department asked anyone with surveillance video or dash camera footage of the hit-and-run, and/or information on the incident to contact it at 760-327-1441 or Crime Stoppers at 760-341-STOP.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Pedestrian hurt in Palm Springs hit-and-run; police search for suspect
Reporting by Ani Gasparyan, Palm Springs Desert Sun / Palm Springs Desert Sun
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By Ani Gasparyan, Palm Springs Desert Sun | USA TODAY Network
