Vista, CA–Authorities Tuesday are searching for the driver who injured a man in a hit-and-run collision in a store parking lot in Vista.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 5 p.m. report of a vehicle running over a pedestrian in the parking lot of the AutoZone located at 950 South Santa Fe Avenue.
A Hispanic man was discovered pinned underneath a Toyota pickup truck. The unidentified driver of the vehicle fled the scene prior to the deputy’s arrival.
Vista fire crews successfully extracted the victim from underneath the truck and air transported him to Palomar Hospital with unknown injuries.
The investigation is ongoing.
If anyone has any information about this incident, can call the Sheriff’s Vista Patrol Station at (760) 940-4551. People can also call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477 with information and will remain anonymous.