Authorities Find Truck Involved In Hit-And-Run That Seriously Injured Teen In North County

SAN MARCOS, CA — Authorities have found the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that seriously injured a teenager riding an e-bike this week in northern San Diego County.

The crash happened around 9 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of West Mission and Knoll roads in San Marcos, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Investigators said a pickup truck struck the teen and then fled the scene.

The boy suffered major injuries and remains in critical condition at the hospital, sheriff's officials said.

Deputies from the San Marcos Sheriff's Station on Thursday served a search warrant at a home in the 500 block of Rancheros Drive. Acting on an anonymous tip, deputies searched the property and found the 2021 white GMC Sierra pickup truck believed to have been involved in the crash.

"Attempts had been made to conceal damage to the truck," officials said in a news release. "Upon closer inspection, the damage matched the debris left behind at the scene of the collision."

The truck was impounded as evidence, officials said. Additional evidence was also obtained from the home and must still be processed.

No arrests have been made.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or captured it on a dash camera was asked to call the San Marcos Sheriff's Station at 760-510-5200.