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Maria Silva, 34, suffers minor injuries, transported to hospital, driver Alfredo Ventura, 43, flees the scene on foot, after losing control of his vehicle on the Franklin Drive exit from Highway 99 in Merced.

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Sunday, April 6, 2014

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A 43-year-old man disappeared Monday after crashing a vehicle on a Highway 99 offramp, leaving an injured woman in his car, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Investigators are looking for a man they identified as Alfredo Ventura, according to CHP Officer Moises Onsurez.

Ventura was the suspected driver of a black 1998 Ford Explorer heading north about 7:30 p.m. Monday on Highway 99, the CHP said.

62-year-old bicyclist seriously injured, transported to hospital, after he is struck by a car, driven by a 72-year-old woman, who fled the scene and was later arrested for DUI, at an intersection in the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego.

Date:

Sunday, April 6, 2014

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San Diego, CA

A 62-year-old bicyclist was hospitalized Monday with serious injuries after she was struck in Rancho Bernardo by a 72-year-old woman who was driving under the influence and fled the scene only to be pulled over a short time later, police said.

The hit-and-run at Pomerado and Rancho Bernardo roads was reported at 4:42 p.m. Sunday, according to San Diego police.

The older woman was driving a four-door Hyundai northbound on Pomerado Road when she struck the cyclist, he said, adding that the driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI after being stopped nearby a short time later.