Woman Struck By Car, Seriously Injured In Encinitas

ENCINITAS, CA – A woman was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after she was struck by a car in Encinitas late Friday, sheriff's deputies said Saturday.

The 33-year-old woman was crossing the road in the 100 block of Encinitas Boulevard at 7:27 p.m. when she was struck by a pickup truck traveling westbound, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

Witnesses told deputies the driver stopped, got out of his vehicle and told bystanders the victim appeared to be OK, before getting back into his vehicle and fleeing the scene.

The victim was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla with serious head, spine, pelvic and limb injuries, deputies said.

The suspect's vehicle was described as a white Ford F-150 pickup truck.

The sheriff's department is investigating the collision, and anyone with information about it was asked to call the North Coastal Traffic Division at 760-966-3544.

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