A 12-year-old girl suffered serious injuries Tuesday in a hit-and-run accident on an East County street.
The child was crossing traffic lanes in the middle of the 500 block of East Chase Avenue in El Cajon with two friends when a silver two-door sedan struck her shortly before 8:30 a.m.
“The involved motorist failed to stop or render aid at the scene of the collision and was last seen by witnesses continuing east on Chase Avenue,” police Lt. Randy Soulard said.
Medics took the victim, whose name was withheld, to Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego for treatment of significant but non-life threatening injuries. Her companions were unhurt.
A surveillance camera captured images of the fleeing driver’s car, which appeared to be a 2016 Honda Accord or similar vehicle, the lieutenant said.
The children were not in a crosswalk at the time of the accident, according to police.
— City News Service
