Crime & Safety
Police Seek Witnesses To Hospital St. Hit And Run
A small red SUV hit a man crossing in a crosswalk in Dec. Now, Newport Beach police ask all to be on the lookout for this vehicle.
NEWPORT BEACH, CA —Police asked for the public's help in tracking down a hit-and-run driver who injured a pedestrian last month.
On Dec. 28, a collision happened just before 8 p.m. at Superior Avenue and Hospital Road.
The 33-year-old victim was struck by a northbound SUV on Superior Avenue, while he was walking east across the intersection on Hospital Road.
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He was in a crosswalk at the time of the collision, and is still in recovery from "major injuries," said Newport Beach police Sgt. Peter Carpentieri.
The vehicle was described as a small SUV that is red or maroon, possibly an early 2000s model Land Rover Freelander that sustained damage to the right side.
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Anyone with information was asked to call Detective Troy Zeeman at 949- 644-3747, tzeeman@nbpd.org
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