By Bay City News Service:
A woman walking in Pacifica late Saturday night was struck and critically injured by a man suspected of driving under the influence, police said this weekend.
The 33-year-old Pacifica woman was crossing San Pedro Ave. north of the Pedro Point Shopping Center when a driver heading south along the roadway hit her, according to police.
The woman was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police said officers at the scene determined that the driver, identified as 32-year-old Robert Walton of Montara, was driving under the influence at the time of the crash. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI and taken to San Mateo County Jail.
The investigation into the collision is ongoing and anyone who witnessed it is asked to call Pacifica police at (650) 738-7314.
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