SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities are looking to the public for help finding a hit-and-run driver who struck and injured a mother and her 8-month-old baby in Sacramento County on Sunday.
The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. near Luchessi Drive and Harney Way in the town of Vineyard, which sits next to Elk Grove. According to the report by the California Highway Patrol - South Sacramento Division, 36-year-old Jasleen Kaur was walking with her infant, 8-month-old Surkhaab Singh, in a stroller on Luchessi Drive when she was hit by a person driving a silver or white Honda Odyssey van as she tried to cross Harney Way.
Harmeen Bassi is the niece of Kaur. She recalls her aunt calling her after the incident.
“She was frantic, she was screaming, and we couldn’t grasp what she was saying," Bassi said.
The collision knocked the stroller on its side and ejected the infant into the street, investigators said. Both Jasleen and Surkhaab were taken to UC Davis Medical Center to be treated. They were back home recovering Monday, and are both expected to be OK.
The driver of the Odyssey then took off without checking on the mother or her baby. Luckily, a home surveillance camera captured the incident.
"Luckily, with everyone’s prayers it’s a miracle that they’re alive," Bassi said.
According to CHP, the driver is described as a man, approximately 40 or 50 years old with short dark hair. The car is described as a 2003-2007 Honda Odyssey. It has previous damage to the rear tailgate and right rear bumper.
If you think you know who the driver of the Honda is or if you know the location of the vehicle, you are asked to call the South Sacramento CHP Communication Center at 916-861-1300.
