Sunnyvale Investigators Seek Hit-And-Run Driver Who Left Passenger Behind

SUNNYVALE - Investigators are looking for a driver in a hit-and-run crash who fled, leaving behind a passenger injured in Sunnyvale early Monday morning, according to the city's Department of Public Safety.

Department personnel responded to reports of a car that crashed into a soundwall and caught on fire near Lawrence Expressway and Bridgewood Way shortly before 2 a.m., public safety officials said.

A passenger was stuck inside the vehicle, a 1995 green Ford Explorer, and was rescued by Santa Clara County paramedics who were in the area before officers arrived, public safety Capt. Shawn Ahearn said.

The passenger was transported to a hospital for superficial injuries and was released later that day, Ahearn said.

The passenger wasn't cooperative with investigators and claimed to not know the driver, who fled before officers arrived to the scene, according to Ahearn.

A preliminary investigation indicated the driver was speeding prior to the crash, but it's not clear if drugs or alcohol played a role, Ahearn said.

-Bay City News