Driver sought in Upper Valley pedestrian hit & run turns self in to police

UPDATE, Sept. 12: EL PASO, Texas — Police on Sunday announced that the driver of a silver Toyota Camry wanted for striking a pedestrian in a hit-and-run case had turned himself into authorities for questioning.

Police said the motorist was a 25-year-old El Paso man, but declined to release his identity saying the incident remained under investigation and no charges had currently been filed.

Meantime, investigators said they had determined that the injured victim, 60-year-old Alonzo Lemus Rodriguez, wasn't crossing the street using a crosswalk when he was struck by the car.

UPDATE, Sept. 11: El Paso police asked for the public's help Saturday in their search for a hit-and-run driver who struck a man crossing an Upper Valley street, seriously injuring him.

The victim, 60-year-old Alonzo Lemus Rodriguez, was hit about 9 p.m. Friday as he was crossing in the 8000 block of N. Mesa Street near his home. He remained hospitalized Saturday in serious condition.

The car that struck Rodriguez and then fled the scene was described by police as "a silver passenger car similar to a Toyota."

Police asked anyone with any information about the hit-and-run vehicle or driver to call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 566-8477(TIPS).

ORIGINAL REPORT, Sept. 10: EL PASO, Texas -- Authorities were at the scene where a pedestrian was struck by a car and seriously injured in El Paso's Upper Valley on Friday night.

The incident, described as a hit-and-run, happened at the intersection of Doniphan and Mesa.

Numerous police and fire units were on scene and authorities had erected red emergency tape blocking off the area where the incident occurred.

The victim was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

No further details were available late Friday night.