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Suspect in custody in SF hit-and-run

Chronicle Staff Report

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

(03-20) 11:29 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A man allegedly ran down and killed a pedestrian in the Mission District early today after the two got into an argument, police said.

The suspect attempted to flee after the incident but was caught by police, said Sgt. Neville Gittens.

The incident occurred around 2 a.m. when the suspect, whose name has not been released, was driving southbound on Valencia Street and attempted to make a left turn eastbound onto 16th Street, Gittens said.

"The victim and his friend were crossing the street -- we don't know what took place exactly ... but words were exchanged, and the suspect stopped his car and got out," Gittens said. "More words were exchanged, then the suspect got back in his vehicle."

The suspect began driving toward the two pedestrians, Gittens said, at which point the victim began punching the car. The pedestrians took off walking northbound on Valencia Street, Gittens said, but the suspect drove his car up onto the sidewalk and hit the victim with the vehicle, throwing his body into the air.

The suspect drove away but tried to park nearby, Gittens said. Police set up a perimeter of the area and were able to detain the man, he said.

The incident is being investigated by the department's homicide division, Gittens said. The suspect's name will be released when he is formally booked on criminal charges, he said.

Comments

[daveroguesf.livejournal.com]

Shit's nuts.

I and a guy on my Flist had separate run-ins yesterday with hard-driving assholes who nearly ran us down, while we were being law-abiding pedestrians.

[borggrrl.livejournal.com]

The guy on your Flist is also on the monkey's. Small world, this is. :)