A taxi driver in San Francisco was arrested after allegedly striking a pedestrian and then fleeing early this morning, a police spokesman said.
The pedestrian, a 28-year-old man, was walking in a crosswalk with a green light at the intersection of Sutter and Polk streets when he was hit by the cab at about 1:50 a.m., police said.
He suffered life-threatening head injuries and was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, police Officer Albie Esparza said.
The taxi driver, a man in his 30s whose name is not yet being released, struck the pedestrian while making a turn from westbound Sutter Street to southbound Polk Street, Esparza said.
He was later located near Market and Gough streets and taken into custody, police said.
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
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