Woman injured in hit and run crash, CHP looking for driver

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The California Highway Patrol is searching for the operator who crashed into different car and critically injured a pistillate successful Merced County.

Officers were called retired astatine astir 1:30 a.m. Sunday to Santa Fe Drive adjacent Pepper Street conscionable eastbound of Delhi.

When they arrived, they recovered 2 cars disconnected the broadside of the road.

Investigators accidental a pistillate was driving a Honda eastbound connected Santa Fe erstwhile she was rear-ended by a antheral driving a Mazda.

Both ended up veering disconnected the road, with the Mazda rolling implicit and the Honda going crossed bid tracks.

Witnesses accidental a antheral got retired of the Mazda with injuries and was aboriginal picked up by different person.

Fire crews had to usage the jaws of beingness to get the pistillate retired of the Honda, wherever she was taken to the infirmary with large injuries.

She was besides traveling with a canine who died successful the crash.

Authorities accidental the operator is wanted for felony deed and run.