Major Injuries in San Bruno Hit-and-Run, Pedestrian Hospitalized: Police

SAN BRUNO, CA – A man was hospitalized in serious condition Wednesday after his was hit while walking near a Peninsula thoroughfare, police report. Meanwhile, the driver suspected of fleeing the scene has been nabbed in a neighboring city.

According to San Bruno Police Sgt. Ryan Johansen, the incident happened around 2:15 a.m. in the area of El Camino Real and Citation Avenue.

"Upon their arrival, officers located a forty-two year old male lying in the roadway who was unconscious and suffering from significant injuries," Johansen said in a news release. "The vehicle involved in this collision had fled the scene."

The unidentified pedestrian was transported to a nearby hospital for major injuries, but he is expected to recover, according to the sergeant.

Though the driver who hit the man fled, police say they tracked down a suspect "within a few hours."

"Officers located the involved vehicle and its driver in the City of South San Francisco," Johansen said. "The driver of the involved vehicle, Jethro Abreu, a 42-year-old South San Francisco resident, was arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Jail for charges related to felony hit and run resulting in serious injury."

The San Bruno Police Department's Major Accident Investigation Team is following up on the case and asks anyone with information about the incident to contact them at (650) 616-7100 or by email at sbpdtipline@sanbruno.ca.gov.

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