BERKELEY — A driver suspected of hitting a pedestrian last week and leaving him behind has been arrested, police said Friday.
The collision happened on Harmon Street at about 8:10 p.m. on April 7. The man who was hit survived with significant head and body injuries.
The pedestrian was in a northbound crosswalk at Harmon Street when the collision happened. The impact threw him onto the hood of the car, where he was carried for about 125 feet before falling off onto the roadway, police said.
In a statement, Berkeley police said officers arrested a 41-year-old Berkeley man on Wednesday on suspicion of felony hit-and-run. They said they identified him and the vehicle he drove by using witness statements, surveillance footage from the area, and license-plate reader technology.
That controversial technology has come under scrutiny in some cities about privacy concerns.
Police still have not found the car, described as a black 2014 Toyota Camry with the California license plate 8GDE554 that has a distinct strip of tape on the passenger side where the rear bumper seam meets the quarter panel.
Police said security footage from the suspected driver’s apartment building parking garage showed the man arriving at that black Camry shortly after the collision. Police arrested him after serving a search warrant at his home.
Police encouraged anyone with information on the vehicle to contact them at 510-981-5900.