A hit-and-run driver seriously injured two pedestrians crossing Grand Avenue at Cass Street Friday, Aug. 10 at 9:40 p.m.
According to San Diego Police Det. Suzi Huntington, Leslie Nunez, 27, of Pacific Beach, and Ashley Wolf, 23, of San Marcos, were inside the crosswalk but crossing against the light when they were struck by a 2000-2002 Nissan Maxima with tinted windows and custom rims.
The front right headlight assembly is broken and the exterior right side mirror is missing.
Huntington said the speed of the vehicle has not been determined.
“We have witnesses, but it’s a pretty traumatic thing and it’s hard to get a grip on the actual speed the car was traveling,” she said.
According to police reports, the car was traveling westbound on Garnet Avenue and turned northbound on Bayard Street after failing to stop after the accident.
Witnesses said a white female was driving the car with a white female passenger.
According to Huntington, Wolf suffered a fractured shoulder and fractured wrist. Huntington said Nunez was seriously injured with an open fracture on her right arm, a fractured wrist, a fractured right leg and a laceration above her eye. Both women required surgery.
Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Police are asking anyone with any information to call either Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477 or the San Diego Police Department’s Traffic Division at (858) 495-7812.