Skateboarder Injured In Hit-And Run Thursday Morning In Sonoma Co.

A Florida man riding a skateboard suffered severe head injuries when he was struck in a hit-and-run early this morning in east Santa Rosa, a police sergeant said.

The driver fled the scene in a vehicle before police responded around 1 a.m. to St. Francis Road and El Encanto Drive, Sgt. Mike Numainville said. The injured pedestrian, identified as David Crowhurst, 20, of Gulf Breeze, Florida, was taken to a hospital, Numainville said.

A witness said the vehicle was a dark blue or black sedan that was last seen heading south on St. Francis Road, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Mike Mieger at (707) 543-3636.

--Bay City News

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