- Elizabeth Larson
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Man injured in hit-and-run crash; authorities seek driver who fled
The crash occurred at 11:35 p.m. on Fairway Drive east of Tenino way in the Clear Lake Rivieras, according to the CHP’s Clear Lake Area office.
Injured in the crash was the vehicle’s passenger, Charles Wade Rose Jr., 53, of Kelseyville, the CHP reported.
The CHP said the driver who fled was behind the wheel of a 2003 Ford F-350 pickup traveling westbound on Fairview Drive.
The driver failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway, which allowed the pickup to go off the road and travel down a steep embankment, according to the report.
As the pickup was going down the embankment, the front of it hit a large rock, causing it to overturn, the CHP said.
The CHP said the pickup came to rest approximately 100 feet south of Fairway Drive where it caught fire.
After the crash, the driver fled on foot and was not located, the CHP said.
Rose, who was seated in the right front seat and wearing a seat belt, sustained moderate injuries in the wreck and was flown by REACH air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, according to the CHP.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation by the CHP.
Any witnesses not contacted by the CHP on scene are encouraged to call the CHP’s Clear Lake Area Office at 707-279-0103.
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