BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in finding a suspect in a hit-and-run crash in south Bakersfield Thursday afternoon that critically injured a 5-year-old.
Bakersfield Police Department is searching for Gael Garcia, 22. Garcia is the suspected driver of a vehicle that ran a stop sign and collided with another vehicle in the area of Tyree Toliver and Wilkins Street. He then fled on foot, police said.
Garcia is described as 5 feet, 10 inches tall, about 140 pounds with dark hair. He was last seen wearing a black shirt and jeans.
Two children and one adult were in the vehicle that Garcia allegedly struck. One of the children was airlifted to the Children’s Hospital in Madera and is in stable but critical condition.
Anyone with information regarding Garcia is asked to contact the police department at 661-283-1717.
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