UPDATE: Fresno Police say 23-year-old Jessica Acunia, the alleged driver of the hit and run, turned herself in Monday night, after they found the car involved.
The Chrysler 300 that Acunia was allegedly driving was located in the 1700 block of S. Channing.
After recovering the vehicle, Acunia’s Attorney contacted detectives and arranged to have Acunia turn herself in.
She was booked into the Fresno County Jail for VC 20001(a) – Felony Hit and Run and for VC 23247(e) – Failure to have a Court Ordered ignition interlock device in the vehicle – following a DUI conviction.
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The passengers in the vehicle are still unidentified and outstanding.
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Police search for suspects after a man is left in critical condition from a weekend hit-and-run in the Tower District.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer held a news conference Monday afternoon about the crash that happened early Sunday morning.
Chief Dyer says a woman made a 9-1-1 call Sunday at 1:44 a.m. about a car hitting a pedestrian outside the restaurant.
Police say after bumping into each other, the victim, 36-year-old John Rodriguez, (below) and another man got in a fight outside Bobby Salazar’s on Olive Ave.
Police say Rodriguez was struck by the other man and got pushed into the street.
He was trying to get up when a white Chrysler 300 hit him and did not stop.
There were two Fresno police officers assigned to Bobby Salazar’s when it happened, who did not see the crash but found the victim, in the road with no pulse.
He was unresponsive and turning blue when EMS arrived.
Rodriguez was transported to CRMC in critical condition where he was treated for a skull fracture, a fractured vertebra, and other serious injuries.
Police says according to witnesses, Rodriguez was walking on Olive Avenue when he got into an argument with a passing male subject. The suspect shoved Rodriguez from the sidewalk into the street, causing him to stumble into the roadway where he was struck by a passing white four door sedan. Immediately after striking him, the sedan accelerated West on Olive fleeing the scene.
Officers began providing emergency treatment along with the help of an off-duty nurse.
Rodriguez was taken to the hospital with severe head trauma.
Chief Dyer says detectives were able to obtain video both from the scene that shows the male suspect who struck the victim, video of the car on the street, and video from a gas station, that shows the female driver and three men from the car inside the mini mart.
VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/jV4DtER3vAk
Detectives say a passenger was seen getting out of the car and checking the damage to the front of the vehicle.
Police are conducting two investigations; the suspect (below) who pushed Rodriquez into the road is wanted for a possible charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
The driver of the Chrysler (below) is wanted for felony hit and run.
The three passengers are also facing charges.
If you have any information about the crime, you’re asked to call Detectives at (559) 621-5066 or 621-2433 or Crimestoppers at 498-STOP.
Click to listen to the report by KMJ’S Liz Kern:
