UPDATE: BEAUMONT: Officials seeking suspect in hit and run

UPDATED: 1/1/2016 With information about suspect vehicle

 

BEAUMONT – City of Beaumont police officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a vehicle that was involved in a vehicle versus pedestrian collision that left a victim in critical condition. The incident happened Friday, Dec. 23, in the area of 4th Street and California Avenue south of I-10 in Beaumont.

Beaumont police officers responded to reports of the traffic collision about 5:08 p.m.

When officers arrived they located a victim on the railroad tracks suffering from major traumatic injuries from being hit by a vehicle. The vehicle involved in the collision had fled the scene prior to the officers arrival.

The victim, whose age and identity have not been released by officials, was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.

Investigating officers determined that after striking the victim, the driver did not stop to render aid to the injured pedestrian or to call 911 to report the incident.

The vehicle has been described as a silver Saab or Hyundai, possibly with out of state plates, a rear passenger tail light which appears to be faded or cracked, and front bumper damage on the passenger side.

Beaumont police investigators are looking for any possible witnesses to the hit and run and have asked the community to be on the lookout for the suspect vehicle and have asked citizens to report any vehicle they believe might have been involved.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the On-Duty Watch Commander at (951) 769-8500. Callers can refer to incident file number 1612B-3104 and can remain anonymous. Information can also be submitted anonymously at [email protected].

 

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Trevor Montgomery spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg in an off-duty accident.

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including the Robert Presley Detention Center, the Southwest Station in Temecula, the Hemet Station, and the Lake Elsinore Station, along with many other locations.