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BPD: 1 hurt in hit-and-run on Monitor St.

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Bakersfield Police officials said one person was hurt and another person is on the run in a hit-and-run crash that occurred early Thursday morning on Monitor St.
 
Officials said at 1:17 a.m. they responded to the 5200 block of Monitor Street regarding a person down in the roadway,  and a possible victim of hit and run.

 
When BPD officers arrived to the scene, they found a man unresponsive in the northbound lane, suffering from major injuries.
 
The man was transported to a local hospital where he was listed in critical, but stable condition.
 
BPD officials discovered that the man was struck by an unknown vehicle, which fled prior to police arrival.
 
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.

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