Crime & Safety
CHP Seeks Help on Soquel Hit-and-Run Thursday
A woman is hospitalized after being hit while walking on Soquel Avenue not far from Dominican Hospital.
The California Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses to a hit-and-run accident that injured a 26-year-old woman at 9:35. p.m.
According to the CHP report, Megan Cole was crossing the Soquel Avenue frontage road by Paul Minnie Avenue, leading to the entrance to southbound Highway 1.
She was struck by a light-gray 2007 Dodge Charger. The driver stopped and spoke to a woman who was walking with Cole. He parked the car and ran away. The woman who was walking with Cole also left the scene before police arrived.
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The CHP is looking for both people: the woman is described as blond, 5-foot-2 to 5-foot-4, with a medium build.
The Dodge is registered to Juan Avila of Santa Cruz. The driver has not come forward.
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Anyone with information is urged to call the CHP at 831-662-0511 or 831-796-2160 after hours.
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