Alert
Seeking Public Assistance Identifying Serious Injury Hit and Run Vehicle/Driver, Photo Attached
Seeking Public Assistance Identifying Serious Injury Hit and Run Vehicle/Driver, Photo Attached 
Incident: Serious Injury Hit and Run Traffic Collision
Date and Time of News Release: August 11, 2016 at 4 p.m.
(Actual Suspect Vehicle in attached photo)
On Thursday, August 11, 2016, at approximately 7:20 a.m., the Arcadia Police Department responded to the 600 block of W. Camino Real Avenue on a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision. Preliminary investigation revealed the suspect vehicle was traveling westbound on Camino Real Avenue when it struck a pedestrian walking westbound in the street. After colliding with the pedestrian, the vehicle stopped for a brief moment near the intersection of Camino Real Ave. and Baldwin Ave. The driver exited and walked around his vehicle, ultimately getting back into his vehicle and fleeing south on Baldwin Ave. A witness in the area provided the following description of the suspect vehicle and the driver:
Vehicle – Newer, white, 4-door, Mercedes, with paper plates
Driver – Male, Asian, Approximately 70 years old, Gray Hair, Clean Shaven, wearing a short sleeve shirt and slacks
Paramedics from the Arcadia Fire Department responded and transported the victim, later identified as 72 year old Roop Garg of Arcadia, to Huntington Memorial Hospital where he is listed in critical condition.
The cause of the collision is being investigated by the Arcadia Police Department Major Accident Investigation Team.
Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Arcadia Police Department at (626) 574-5156, case #16-4233. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 MOBILE APP” on Google play or the App Store, or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
Robert T. Guthrie, Chief of Police
By: Sergeant Kollin Cieadlo, Traffic Bureau Sergeant
Instructions:
Please call Arcadia Police Department with any relevant information at 626.574.5151.
Address/Location
Arcadia Police Department
250 W Huntington Dr
Arcadia, CA 91007
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 626-574-5150
Baldwin Ave & W Camino Real Ave
Arcadia, CA 91007
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Law enforcement, military, homeland and local/private security
- Event:
- Wanted Person