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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
Using security camera footage, investigators were able to track Juarez-Perez to his apartment, where he was arrested Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Officers found keys that allegedly belong to the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run but didn’t find the car.<\/p>\n
Juarez-Perez is being held at Santa Rita Jail on $50,000 bail.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information can call the Berkeley Police Department at (510) 981-5900.<\/p>\n
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