Pedestrian Hurt In Hit-and-Run; Driver Arrested After Fleeing

UNION CITY, CA – A 50-year-old motorist from Hayward was caught and arrested after allegedly causing a chain-reaction vehicle crash that injured a pedestrian on Monday afternoon in Union City, according to police.

The Union City Police Department said Michael Gonzalez was driving at a high rate of speed north on Union City Boulevard near Tara Court about 1:53 p.m. when he collided with another vehicle, "swerved out of control" and crashed into three parked cars.

On of the parked vehicles then struck a pedestrian, a 65-year-old Fremont man, who was walking nearby, police said.

Gonzalez reportedly ran from the accident scene, but was caught a short distance away by officers, police said. He was arrested for suspicion of felony hit-and-run and drug charges, police said.

The Fremont victim was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries, but no information was available on his condition, the department said.

Anyone with information on the incident can call Officer Ronny Ziya at 510-675-5291.

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