Camarillo Man Arrested For Felony Hit and Run After Injuring Elderly Pedestrian

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A 27-year-old Camarillo man was arrested for felony hit and run after an 84-year-old pedestrian was left with substantial injuries after a collision Wednesday morning.

On Nov. 4, around 8:10 a.m., deputies were dispatched to a reported hit-and-run collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Chandler Street and Arneill Road in Camarillo stated a press release Thursday from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

Arriving deputies found that an 84-year-old Camarillo man was being treated by medical responders for substantial injuries and that the involved vehicle had fled the scene prior to their arrival detailed the local law enforcement agency.

According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, deputies located a video of the collision on a nearby residential security system and the video captured details about the suspect vehicle, but not its license plate.

Deputies then turned to the Sheriff's Office Advanced Real Time Information Center to use its Automated License Plate Reader system to search for vehicles matching the make and model of the suspected vehicle explained the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

It was determined that the involved vehicle had fled to Thousand Oaks within an hour and deputies arrived in the area where they located the involved vehicle shared the sheriff's office.

Deputies contacted and then took a 27-year-old Camarillo man into custody in connection with the hit and run incident noted the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.