Santee hit-and-run DUI suspect arrested after fleeing crash, hiding near homes

A San Diego Sheriff s cruiser Photo by Chris Stone Times of San Diego A -year-old man suspected of driving while intoxicated and injuring another motorist in a hit-and-run collision in Santee has been taken into custody bureaucrats declared Monday Deputies were dispatched around p m Sunday to the block of Mission Gorge Road to reports regarding a multi-vehicle collision according to the San Diego County Sheriff s Office The suspect traveled at a high rate of speed near Mission Gorge Road and Fanita Drive moments before crashing into another truck leaving the occupant inside obstructing traffic before running toward the San Diego River officials noted The suspect identified by executives as Robert Panza was attempting to hide under vehicles near homes and in bushes A containment perimeter was established and Panza was discovered following assistance from a patrol helicopter K unit and tips from the populace personnel noted Panza appeared to be intoxicated and was taken into sheriff s custody without affair the sheriff s office declared in a message Panza was subsequently booked on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant and hit-and-run offenses Anyone with information regarding the hit-and-run was urged to call the Santee Sheriff s Station at - -