CHULA VISTA, CA – A driver in Chula Vista crashed into a traffic signal pole and fled the scene on Sunday night, ABC 10 reports.
The incident occurred at the intersection of Palomar Street and 5th Avenue around 11:30 p.m.
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When officers arrived they found the traffic signal knocked over the road with the wrecked car nearby.
The driver was not at the scene. There was a passenger in the car who claimed to have been asleep at the time of the accident and could not give a description of the driver. The passenger was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
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