Do You Recognize This Hit-And-Run Driver?

MILPITAS, CA — The Milpitas Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a hit-and-run driver who refused to give insurance information to the victim he hit and fled the area earlier this month.

At about 1 p.m. on April 7, a man in a white Toyota pickup truck with gray primer on the tailgate backed into a white 2007 Acura TL sedan in a shopping center parking lot on West Calaveras Boulevard.

The suspect, described as a Hispanic man believed to be anywhere from 35 to 40 years old with a medium build and a thin mustache and goatee, spoke to the victim in the Acura and offered to repair the damage himself as well as a small amount of cash, officers said.

When the victim wanted insurance information instead, the suspect refused and tried to leave.

The victim did take a cellphone picture of the driver, at which point the driver tried to knock the phone away and pushed the victim, according to police.

The suspect fled with a 12-to-13-year-old boy wearing a baseball cap in the passenger seat, police said.

The suspect was last seen wearing a gray baseball cap and a blue t-shirt with white lettering on it.

Those with information on the suspect or his vehicle should call the Milpitas police at (408) 586-2400 or submit the tip online.

— Bay City News; Image via MPD