SAN DIEGO, CA – A man was seriously injured when he was struck by a hit-and-run motorist in the Mira Mesa community of San Diego, a police officer said Sunday.

The pedestrian, a man in his 40s or 50s, was crossing southbound in the mid-block of 8200 New Salem Street when he was struck about 8 p.m. Saturday by a black sedan or coupe-type car going eastbound, said Officer Robert Heims of the San Diego Police Department.

The vehicle sped away southbound on Camino Ruiz, Heims said.