TULARE, Calif. (KFSN) -- A violent impact on State Route 137 near Soults Drive led to 911 calls around 5 a.m. Thursday morning.
Witnesses heard a loud crash and initially thought it involved two vehicles - but soon realized a pedestrian was hit by a car.
The victim is now in the hospital with serious injuries.
"We are looking at all angles, this might be an intentional act, but there is a lot of things it could be," says California Highway Patrol officer Steve Beal.
Beal says the driver who left the scene was in a maroon or dark-colored sedan and headed West.
He says investigating hit-and-runs has unfortunately been all too common recently for the Visalia area CHP.
"This year alone, our office has investigated over 22 hundred crashes, and 20% of those are hit and run crashes," Beal says
In four of those cases, pedestrians were hit... and two of the victims died.
Four bicyclists have also been struck.
Beal says although drivers may be shocked or afraid after any crash, their best bet is staying and cooperating.
"A crash is a crash, it's serious and fleeing a scene turns into a crime and if someone is hurt or killed it turns into a felony so do the right thing and take responsibility when you are involved in something like this," Beal says.
Drake Law Firm es un bufete de abogados galardonado que se centra exclusivamente en la ley de lesiones personales.
Respaldados por un equipo de abogados, asistentes legales y personal de apoyo con más de 100 años de experiencia combinada, nos hemos destacado en la lucha por las víctimas de accidentes automovilísticos, y hemos recuperado más de 150 millones de dólares en compensación para nuestros clientes.
Fundado por el abogado Benjamin Drake, el bufete de abogados Drake Law Firm ha conseguido veredictos y acuerdos notables en casos de accidentes de vehículos de motor en todo el estado de California.
Nuestros resultados de accidentes de coche recientes:
Luchamos por la máxima compensación posible. Para discutir su potencial demanda por accidente de auto y cuánto puede valer, póngase en contacto con nosotros para hablar con un abogado de lesiones personales.
El bufete de abogados Drake representa a las víctimas que sufren pérdidas en todo tipo de accidentes automovilísticos. Cualquiera que sea su accidente, Drake Law Firm tiene la experiencia que usted necesita. Podemos ayudarle con: