SD Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Strikes Man Near Logan Heights

SAN DIEGO, CA — Police were searching for a hit-and-run suspect Tuesday morning who struck a man near a Logan Heights intersection. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The crash happened around 8:50 p.m. Monday near the intersection of 25th Street and Imperial Avenue, east of Interstate 5 and south of state Route 94, San Diego Police Officer John Buttle said.

A man, whose age was not immediately available, was walking westbound in the left-turn lane of Imperial Avenue when he was hit by a vehicle heading eastbound on Imperial, Buttle said.

The suspect, who drove a silver or gray two-door sedan, fled the scene and was still at large.

No description of the driver was immediately available.

The victim's name was not released pending family notification.

The City News Service contributed to this report.