SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Police are seeking the driver of a minivan involved in a hit-and-run crash in San Francisco that left a young scooter-rider with life-threatening injuries.
San Francisco police said the crash happened Monday at about 2:40 p.m. along Hayes St. at Gough St. A minivan ran a red light at the intersection heading westbound on Hayes and struck a male juvenile on an electric scooter.
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According to police, the suspect vehicle fled the scene without helping the victim who was left on the pavement. Arriving officers provided first aid to the victim before medics arrived; the victim was taken to a hospital with unspecified life-threatening injuries, police said.
(San Francisco Police Department)
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Investigators determined the suspect vehicle was a dark blue Kia Sedona minivan and the driver was described as a Black male in his 20s, with a slim build and wearing a light gray hoodie.
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Anyone with information about the incident was asked to contact the San Francisco Police Department SFPD 24-hour-tip line at 1-415-575-4444, or text an anonymous message to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD.