Berkeley police are asking for the public’s help finding a car that was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run collision that left a pedestrian with serious injuries earlier this month.
Police on Wednesday arrested a 41-year-old Berkeley man who they believe was the driver but have been unable to locate the black 2014 Toyota Camry.
The car has a strip of blue tape on the passenger side where the rear bumper seam meets the quarter panel and a California license plate number of 8GDE554, according to police.
Investigators say that on April 7, the suspect, Hector Juarez-Perez, hit a man crossing Adeline Street in a crosswalk at the Harmon Street intersection.
“The impact threw the victim onto the vehicle’s hood, where he was carried for approximately 125 feet before falling back onto the roadway,” Berkeley police said in a news release Friday. “The driver did not stop and left the victim with significant head and body injuries.”
Using security camera footage, investigators were able to track Juarez-Perez to his apartment, where he was arrested Wednesday.
Officers found keys that allegedly belong to the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run but didn’t find the car.
Juarez-Perez is being held at Santa Rita Jail on $50,000 bail.
Anyone with information can call the Berkeley Police Department at (510) 981-5900.
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