Driver arrested after hitting two people and multiple vehicles in San Francisco, police said – NBC Bay Area

San Francisco police arrested a man Tuesday morning after he allegedly ran over two people – including a teenager – with his vehicle and fled from police, striking several vehicles in the process.

At approximately 7:53 a.m., police were notified that a vehicle had struck a pedestrian near Jones and Market streets.

Officers were told the vehicle struck the pedestrian and fled the scene. Dispatch provided the suspect vehicle’s license plate number to officers in the area.

Officers on patrol in the Tenderloin located the victim of the initial hit-and-run attack and rendered aid until paramedics arrived on scene and transported the victim for non-life-threatening injuries.

Tenderloin officers observed the suspect vehicle continuing to drive recklessly and commit multiple traffic violations.

Officers attempted to stop the vehicle near Leavenworth and Eddy streets, but the vehicle failed to yield and a chase ensued. The driver struck a juvenile pedestrian near the 2100 block of Powell Street and continued to flee.

Officers rendered aid to the juvenile victim and paramedics transported the victim to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Police called off the pursuit of the vehicle because the fleeing suspect posed a safety risk to the public.

The fleeing suspect crashed into other parked and unoccupied vehicles. There were no further reports of additional injuries.

Officers discovered the vehicle was parked at Embarcadero and Green streets, where they took the suspect driver into custody without further incident.

The adult male suspect was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries that were unrelated to the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact SFPD at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and start the message with SFPD.