El Centro man suffering life-threatening injuries after hit by car

IMPERIAL VALLEY, Calif. (KYMA) - An Imperial County man was seriously injured after he was hit by a vehicle.

The 65-year-old man suffered multiple life-threatening injuries all over his body last Saturday.

California Highway Patrol (CHP) believes the man was walking on Evan Hewes Highway near Forrester Road.

CHP says the driver did not know she had hit a pedestrian, so she left the scene, called someone to check and then, the man was found.

The driver quickly went back to the scene and called 911.

"There's a lot of incidents where a party gets involved in a crash and it's not even their fault and leaving the scene as a crime so he had to stay behind. Whether it's your fault, it's not your fault, you have to stay behind. Saying that 'I was afraid I, didn't know what to do,' that's not an excuse. That's not reasonable, especially if someone's injured. You have to stop and call the cops," said Capt. Ernesto Euedas of CHP.

CHP says the man may have been experiencing mental health issues.